transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmär-t ə n-ˌgāl, -tiŋ- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French
Date: 1584
1. : a device for steadying a horse's head or checking its upward movement that typically consists of a strap fastened to the girth, passing between the forelegs, and bifurcating to end in two rings through which the reins pass
2.
a. : a lower stay of rope or chain for the jibboom used to sustain the strain of the forestays and fastened to or rove through the dolphin striker
b. : dolphin striker
3. : any of several systems of betting in which a player increases the stake usually by doubling each time a bet is lost
[
martingale 1
]