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стапел — meaning in English

stapel

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English meaning

  • cradle noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.

Senses

стапел is used for these senses in English:

  • cradle A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
  • slipway (nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.

cradle — full definition

  1. noun A small bed for a baby that rocks or swings gently.
  2. noun The place or time where something began and was nurtured early on.
  3. verb To hold something gently and protectively, as if rocking a baby.

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