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esteira — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mat noun A flat piece of material laid on a floor to wipe feet, protect a surface, or decorate.
  • wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.

Senses

esteira is used for these senses in English:

  • caterpillar track A generic trademark name for a continuous track in the form of a steel or rubber belt fitted around the wheels of crawlers, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, tanks and similar off-road vehicles in such a manner as to spread the load on the ground surface and thereby improve traction and reduce sinking into soft surfaces.
  • mat A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
  • wake (nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.

mat — full definition

  1. noun A flat piece of material laid on a floor to wipe feet, protect a surface, or decorate.
  2. noun A small pad placed under a hot dish or drink to protect a surface.
  3. verb To tangle into a thick, dense clump.

wake — full definition

  1. verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
  2. noun A gathering held before or after a funeral to remember the person who died.
  3. noun The trail of disturbed water left behind a moving boat, or turbulence left behind anything moving through air or water.

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