хребе́т — meaning in English

English meaning

• backbone noun The column of connected vertebrae running down the back that protects the spinal cord.
• chine noun The top of a ridge.
• ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
• spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

Senses

хребе́т is used for these senses in English:

• backbone (countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
• backbone (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
• ridge A chain of mountains.
• ridge (oceanography) A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
• spine (figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
• spine Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
• vertebral column (skeleton) The series of vertebrae that protect the spinal cord; the spinal column.

backbone — full definition

1. noun The column of connected vertebrae running down the back that protects the spinal cord.
2. noun The essential support or core structure of a system or organization.
3. noun Firmness of character; courage.

chine — full definition

1. noun The top of a ridge.
2. noun The spine of an animal.
3. noun A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.
4. noun The back of the blade on a scythe.

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