cigüeñuela — meaning in English

English meaning

• crank noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
• stilt noun Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.

Senses

cigüeñuela is used for these senses in English:

• crank A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
• stilt Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.

crank — full definition

1. noun A handle or arm turned to operate a machine or mechanism.
2. noun A person seen as eccentric, obsessive, or holding strange fringe beliefs.
3. adjective Grouchy or irritable (informal, chiefly used as "cranky").
4. verb To turn using a crank, or to start a machine by turning one.

stilt — full definition

1. noun Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
2. noun A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
3. noun Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
4. noun The handle of a plough.

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