Stollen — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
Stollen is used for these senses in English:
- adit A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
- cleat A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
- stollen A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits.
- tunnel An underground or underwater passage.
cleat — full definition
- noun A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- noun A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
- noun A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
- noun A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
tunnel — full definition
- noun An underground or underwater passage, often built for travel.
- verb To dig or build a passage through or under something.
- noun In networking, a method of carrying one protocol's traffic inside another, often for security.