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skrzydło — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blade noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  • flank noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
  • sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
  • wing noun One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.

Senses

skrzydło is used for these senses in English:

  • blade (biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell.
  • flank (military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
  • sail (nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
  • wing (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.

blade — full definition

  1. noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  2. noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
  3. verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").

flank — full definition

  1. noun The side of a person, animal, or group.
  2. noun A cut of beef from the side of the animal, below the loin.
  3. verb To be positioned on either side of something, or to move around the side of an opponent.

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