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v-formation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • skein noun A loosely wound coil of thread or yarn, gathered together after being taken off a reel.

Senses

v-formation is used for these senses in English:

  • skein (zoology, UK, dialect, collective) A group of wild fowl (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.

skein — full definition

  1. noun A loosely wound coil of thread or yarn, gathered together after being taken off a reel.
  2. noun Something shaped like a loosely wound coil of thread or yarn.
  3. noun The thin covering surrounding the eggs inside a fish.
  4. noun A group of wild birds, such as geese, flying together.
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