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tarima — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dais noun A raised platform, as at the front of a hall, used for a speaker, head table, or seat of honour.
  • skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.

Senses

tarima is used for these senses in English:

  • dais A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]
  • skid A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.

skid — full definition

  1. noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
  2. verb To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.

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