abanico meaning in English — echelon, fan, rainbow

English meaning

echelon noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
rainbow noun An arc of spectrum colours that appears in the sky when sunlight passes through raindrops.
range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
smorgasbord noun A buffet-style spread of many different dishes laid out for guests to help themselves.

abanico is used for these senses in English:

echelon (cycling) A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
fan A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
fan An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
hand fan A hand-held device designed to be waved back and forth in order to induce airflow for the purpose of cooling the user.
rainbow (often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
range Selection, array.
redstart Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.
smorgasbord (figuratively) An abundant and diverse collection of things.

noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
noun A formation of troops, ships, or aircraft arranged in parallel diagonal rows.

noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.

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