FIFE RAIL

Meaning of FIFE RAIL in English

■ noun chiefly historical a rail round the mainmast of a sailing ship, holding belaying pins.

Origin

C18: of unknown origin.

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FIFE RAIL — noun Date: circa 1800 a rail about the mast near the deck to which rigging is belayed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIFE RAIL — noun 1. : a railing around the bulwarks of a quarterdeck 2. : a rail about the mast near the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIFE RAIL — Naut. a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIFE RAIL — Date: circa 1800 : a rail about the mast near the deck to which rigging is belayed
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIFE RAIL — Function: noun Date: circa 1800 : a rail about the mast near the deck to which rigging is belayed
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FIFE RAIL — [fife rail] n (ca. 1800): a rail about the mast near the deck to which rigging is belayed
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIFE-RAIL — fife-rail BrE AmE ˈfaɪf reɪ ə l
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIFE-RAIL — n. Naut. a rail round the mainmast with belaying-pins. [18th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIFE-RAIL — n. Naut. a rail round the mainmast with belaying-pins. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
FIFE RAIL — см. belaying pin rack
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
FIFE RAIL — см. belaying pin rack
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
FIFE — siffluore
English interlingue dictionary
FIFE — or ~shire geographical name administrative area E Scotland between Firths of Tay & Forth area 509 square miles (1319 square …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIFE — Council area (pop., 2001: 349,249) and historic county, eastern Scotland. An ancient Pictish kingdom, Fife became one of Scotland's leading …
Английский словарь Британика
RAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIFE — I. ˈfīf noun ( -s ) Etymology: German pfeife fife, whistle, pipe, from Old High German pfīfa — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIFE — (v. i.) To play on a fife.
Английский словарь Webster
FIFE — (n.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
Английский словарь Webster
RAIL — rail 1 — railless , adj. — raillike , adj. /rayl/ , n. 1. a bar of wood or metal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIFE — /fuyf/ , n. 1. Also called Fifeshire /fuyf"shear, -sheuhr/ . a historic county in E Scotland. 2. a region in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIFE — — fifer , n. /fuyf/ , n. , v. , fifed, fifing . n. 1. a high-pitched transverse flute used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIFE — n. flute-like instrument
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIFE — geographical name or Fife·shire -ˌshir, -shər administrative area E Scotland between Firths of Tay & Forth area 509 square miles …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIFE — noun Etymology: German Pfeife pipe, fife, from Old High German pfīfa, from Vulgar Latin * pipa pipe — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIL — vt to rail at. 2. rail ·vt to range in a line. 3. rail ·vt to move or influence by …
Webster English vocab
FIFE — vi to play on a fife. 2. fife ·noun a small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to …
Webster English vocab
FIFE — ■ noun a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands. Derivatives ~r noun Origin C16: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAIL — [rail] n [ME raile, fr. MF reille ruler, bar, fr. L regula ruler, fr. regere to keep straight, direct, rule--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIFE — [fife] n [G Pfeife pipe, fife, fr. OHG pfifa, fr. (assumed) VL pipa pipe--more at pipe] (1539): a small transverse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIL — any of more than 100 species of slender marsh birds of the family Rallidae (order Gruiformes), somewhat chicken-shaped, with short …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIFE — small transverse (side-blown) flute with six finger holes and a narrow cylindrical bore that produces a high pitch and shrill …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIFE — council area and historic county of eastern Scotland, covering a peninsula bounded on the north by the Firth of Tay, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FIFE — fife, Fife BrE AmE faɪf ▷ fifed faɪft ▷ fifes faɪfs ▷ fifing ˈfaɪf ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAIL — / reɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a wooden or metal bar placed around …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIFE — / faɪf; NAmE / noun a musical instrument like a small flute that plays high notes and is used with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIL — I. rail 1 S2 W2 /reɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: reille 'bar' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIFE — fife /faɪf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: German ; Origin: pfeife 'pipe' ] a musical instrument …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIFE — Fife BrE AmE a ↑ region in eastern Scotland between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIL — n. & v. --n. 1 a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things on. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIFE — n. & v. --n. 1 a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military music. 2 its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAIL — n. & v. n. 1 a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things on. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIFE — n. & v. n. 1 a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military music. 2 its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAIL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things …
Oxford English vocab
FIFE — n. & v. --n. 1. a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military music. 2 its …
Oxford English vocab
RAIL — ( rails, railing, railed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A rail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIFE — ( fifes) A fife is a musical instrument like a small flute. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIFE — (~s) A ~ is a musical instrument like a small flute. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a curtain rail/pole/rod (= a long stick for hanging a curtain ) ▪ Velvet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIFE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Everywhere the drum and fife thrilled the air with their stirring call. ▪ Guildford returned …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIL — (ROD) [noun] [C] - a straight bar or rod fixed in position, esp. to a wall or to vertical posts, …
Cambridge English vocab
FIFE — n. Council area (pop., 2001: 349,249) and historic county, eastern Scotland. An ancient Pictish kingdom, Fife became one of Scotland's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIFE — Synonyms and related words : English horn, Pandean pipe, aulos, bagpipe, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, blow, blow a horn, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAIL — n. 1 bar, rod, handrail, foot-rail , towel-rail; railing, banisters, balustrade, baluster, fence Don't lean on the rail or it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) перила, поручни; ограда, ограждение at the rail ≈ у ограды to stand at the rail ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIFE — 1. сущ. дудка; маленькая флейта 2. гл. играть на дудке дудка; маленькая флейта флейтист, дудочник играть на дудке, флейте fife …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAIL — rail.ogg _I 1. reıl n 1. обыкн. pl ограда, изгородь to force to the rails - а) прижимать ( лошадь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAIL — 1) рельс || укладывать рельсы 2) брус(ок) 3) направляющая 4) перила; поручень || обносить перилами; ограждать поручнем 5) строит. горизонтальная …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAIL — 1) рельс || укладывать рельсы 2) брус(ок) 3) направляющая 4) перила; поручень || обносить перилами; ограждать поручнем 5) строит. горизонтальная обвязка 6) строит. схватка 7) мор. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAIL — 1) барьер 2) брусок 3) леер 4) леерный 5) направляющая 6) нить рельсовая 7) планширь 8) рельс 9) рельса 10) рельсовой 11) рельсовый • draw-bridge rail lock — запор рельсов разводного моста insulated …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RAIL — _I 1. reıl n 1. обыкн. pl ограда, изгородь to force to the rails - а) прижимать ( лошадь ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RAIL — I reɪl 1. сущ. 1) перила, поручни; ограда, ограждение at the rail — у ограды to stand at the rail …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAIL — I [ЇўЎ®] rail.wav 1. сущ. 1) перила, поручни; ограда, ограждение at the rail — у ограды to stand at the rail — стоять у …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RAIL — 1) рельс; брус; балка 2) поперечина; траверса; поперечная балка 3) направляющая 4) перила; поручни • - cam rail - center …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
RAIL — 1) рельс; брус; балка 2) поперечина; траверса; поперечная балка 3) направляющая 4) перила; поручни • - cam rail - center rail - correction rail - cross rail - elevating …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

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