maakaira — meaning in English
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English meaning
- auger noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
Senses
maakaira is used for these senses in English:
- auger A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.
auger — full definition
- noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
- noun A rotating helical screw inside a tube or trough that moves loose material such as grain, snow, wood pellets or concrete along its length.
- verb To bore or drill a hole using such a tool.