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afbakenen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  • define verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
  • delineate verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  • demarcate verb To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
  • protract verb To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

Senses

afbakenen is used for these senses in English:

  • buoy (transitive) To mark with a buoy.
  • define To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.
  • delineate To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  • demarcate To mark the limits or boundaries of something; to delimit.
  • protract (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
  • protract To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
  • stake out (transitive) To mark off the limits by stakes.

buoy — full definition

  1. noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
  2. verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.

define — full definition

  1. verb To state clearly what a word, phrase, or symbol means.
  2. verb To describe the essential nature or limits of something clearly.

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