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acanaladura — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chase verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  • flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  • fuller noun Someone whose trade is fulling — cleaning and thickening cloth by soaking and beating it.
  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.

Senses

acanaladura is used for these senses in English:

  • chase A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
  • chase (architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
  • flute (architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
  • groove A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

chase — full definition

  1. verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  2. verb To pursue a goal, opportunity, or ambition persistently.
  3. noun An act of pursuing someone or something, especially at speed.
  4. verb To drink something mild right after a strong alcoholic drink.

flute — full definition

  1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
  2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
  3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
  4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

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