Abstandhalter — meaning in English

English meaning

• baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
• shim noun A thin piece of material used to fill a gap, level a surface, or provide support.
• standoff noun A tense confrontation in which neither side backs down or advances.

Senses

Abstandhalter is used for these senses in English:

• baton A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
• shim A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
• standoff A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.

baton — full definition

1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

shim — full definition

1. noun A thin piece of material used to fill a gap, level a surface, or provide support.
2. noun In computing, a small piece of code that sits between two systems to make them compatible.
3. verb To fit a thin piece of material into a gap for support or alignment.

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