Vorsprung — meaning in English

English meaning

• boss noun A person in charge of others at work, such as a manager, supervisor, or business owner.
• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
• edge noun The outer boundary or line where something ends.
• handicap noun A physical or mental condition that limits a person's abilities.
• outcrop noun A piece of land, usually projecting into water, that stands proud of the land around it.
• projection noun A forecast or estimate based on current data.
• protrusion noun The action of sticking out from a surface.

Senses

Vorsprung is used for these senses in English:

• boss (mechanics) A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
• buttress (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
• edge An advantage.
• handicap (sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
• head start (idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.
• outcrop A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
• projection Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
• projection The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.

boss — full definition

1. noun A person in charge of others at work, such as a manager, supervisor, or business owner.
2. noun In video games, a particularly difficult enemy that must be defeated to advance, often appearing at the end of a level.
3. verb To order someone around, especially repeatedly and without much regard for their opinion.
4. adj (informal) Excellent; first-rate.
5. noun A rounded lump or raised knob on a surface, such as a decorative stud or a natural rock outcrop.

buttress — full definition

1. noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
2. noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
3. noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
4. noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.

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