штопор — meaning in English

English meaning

• corkscrew noun A tool with a metal spiral used for pulling corks out of bottles.
• tailspin noun A steep, spiraling, uncontrolled descent of an aircraft.

Senses

штопор is used for these senses in English:

• bottle opener A device used to remove the cap from a bottle.
• corkscrew An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
• tailspin (aviation) The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.

corkscrew — full definition

1. noun A tool with a metal spiral used for pulling corks out of bottles.
2. adj Shaped like a tight spiral.
3. verb To move or twist in a tight spiral path.

tailspin — full definition

1. noun A steep, spiraling, uncontrolled descent of an aircraft.
2. noun A sudden, sharp decline or emotional collapse.

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