Ausleger — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boom verb To make a loud, deep, resonant sound.
- bracket noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
- rigger noun A person whose job is to set up and operate ropes, cables, chains and lifting gear, for example on a ship, a construction site, a concert stage or a film set.
- trailer noun An unpowered vehicle towed behind a car or truck to carry cargo or equipment.
Senses
Ausleger is used for these senses in English:
- boom A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- bracket A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.
- cantilever (architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
- rigger A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
- trailer Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
boom — full definition
- verb To make a loud, deep, resonant sound.
- verb To grow or thrive rapidly, especially economically.
- noun A sudden period of rapid growth or prosperity.
- noun A long pole used to extend or support something, such as a sail, microphone, or crane load.
bracket — full definition
- noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
- noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
- noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
- verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.