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ветри́ло — meaning in English

vetrilo

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English meaning

  • fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
  • sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.

Senses

ветри́ло is used for these senses in English:

  • fan A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
  • hand fan A hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.
  • sail (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.

fan — full definition

  1. noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
  2. noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
  3. verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.

sail — full definition

  1. noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
  2. verb To travel across water using wind power or, more generally, by boat or ship.
  3. verb To move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or through a situation.

Related Bulgarian words