Bierdeckel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coaster noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
Senses
Bierdeckel is used for these senses in English:
- back-of-the-envelope (idiomatic, informal) Especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified. [from 20th c.]
- beer mat A small square, circular or differently shaped cardboard mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, that is used to rest one's glass on, and to protect the surface of a table or a bar in a pub.
- coaster A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
coaster — full definition
- noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- noun A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- noun A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
- noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).