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piennar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  • berm noun A raised bank or narrow ledge of earth, often used as a barrier, boundary, or to separate different levels of ground.
  • butt noun A person's buttocks.
  • flank noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
  • headland noun Coastal land that juts into the sea.
  • roadside adj Situated at the edge of a road.

Senses

piennar is used for these senses in English:

  • balk (archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  • berm (Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Zealand) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
  • butt A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
  • flank The outermost strip of a road.
  • hard shoulder A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)
  • headland The unplowed boundary of a field.
  • roadside The area on either side of a road.

balk — full definition

  1. noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  2. noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  3. noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
  4. noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

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