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maas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • loophole noun A gap, ambiguity, or technicality in a law or rule that lets someone avoid its intended effect.
  • mesh noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.

Senses

maas is used for these senses in English:

  • Meuse A major river that flows about 901 km (560 mi) from France through Belgium and the Netherlands to the North Sea.
  • loophole (figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.
  • mesh A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.

loophole — full definition

  1. noun A gap, ambiguity, or technicality in a law or rule that lets someone avoid its intended effect.
  2. noun A narrow slit in a wall, originally used for shooting through or letting in light.

mesh — full definition

  1. noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.
  2. noun A network in which every device connects to several others rather than to one central hub.
  3. verb To fit together or work well as a combined unit; to mesh with something.

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