gångspel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- treadmill noun An exercise machine with a moving belt for walking or running in place.
Senses
gångspel is used for these senses in English:
- capstan (especially, nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc.
- treadmill (historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.
treadmill — full definition
- noun An exercise machine with a moving belt for walking or running in place.
- noun A situation where continuous effort is needed just to stay in the same position, without real progress.