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Vorsprung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boss noun A person in charge of others at work, such as a manager, supervisor, or business owner.
  • buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  • 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 that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  • projection noun A forecast or estimate based on current data.
  • protrusion noun The act of protruding.

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 brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  2. noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
  3. noun A buttress root.
  4. noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

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