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Flemish coil
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English
Etymology
thumb|The mooring rope of a boat arranged into a Flemish coil.
From en Flemish of or relating to Flanders coil endocentric 1, since the technique began with sailors from Flanders.Compare coil n.3 1 35978 September 2021
Pronunciation
en /ˌflɛmɪʃ ˈkɔɪl/ RP,GA
en ɔɪl 3
en Flem ish coil
Noun
en nautical A neat, flat spiral coil used for rope.
en flemish
Derived terms
en flemish noun
Translations
flat spiral coil
Bulgarian: bg
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn
Dutch: nl
French: fr
German: de
Italian: it
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: nn
Polish: pl buchta f
Portuguese: pt
Russian: ru
Spanish: es
References
Further reading
Flemish coils
en compound nouns adjective-noun compound nouns
en Ropes and cords