vela — meaning in English
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English meaning
- candle noun A stick of wax with a wick that burns to give light.
- sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
- sailing noun The activity or sport of traveling across water in a wind-powered boat.
- yachting noun A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
Senses
vela is used for these senses in English:
- candle A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
- 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.
- sailing Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise
- spark plug The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.)
- third wheel (idiomatic) A third party, usually unwanted, accompanying two people on a date.
- yachting (often, attributive) A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.
candle — full definition
- noun A stick of wax with a wick that burns to give light.
- verb To check the health of a growing embryo in an egg by holding it up to a bright light.
sail — full definition
- noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
- verb To travel across water using wind power or, more generally, by boat or ship.
- verb To move smoothly and effortlessly through the air or through a situation.