STRINGER


Meaning of STRINGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstriŋ-ər ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1. : one that strings

2. : a string, wire, or chain often with snaps on which fish are strung by a fisherman

3. : a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material

4.

a. : a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor

b. : string 8

c. : a tie in a truss

5.

a. : a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track

b. : a longitudinal member (as in an airplane fuselage or wing) to reinforce the skin

6.

a. : a news correspondent who is paid space rates

b. : a reporter who works for a publication or news agency on a part-time basis ; broadly : correspondent

7. : one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency — used in combination

first- stringer

second- stringer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.