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swivel [ˈswɪvəl] n 1. (Engineering / General Engineering) a coupling device which allows an attached object to turn freely 2. (Engineering / General Engineering) such a device made of two parts which turn independently, such as a compound link of a chain 3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a. a pivot on which is mounted a gun that may be swung from side to side in a horizontal plane b. Also called swivel gun the gun itself vb -els, -elling, -elled US, -els -eling, -eled
1. to turn or swing on or as if on a pivot 2. (tr) to provide with, secure by, or support with a swivel [from Old English swīfan to turn; see swift] swivel-like adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
swivel Translations swivel [ˈswɪvəl] vi swivel n → Drehgelenk nt attr → Dreh-; swivel base (of monitor etc) → Schwenksockel m; swivel chair → Drehstuhl m vt (also swivel round) → (herum)drehen vi (also swivel round) → sich drehen; (person) → sich herumdrehen swivel [ˈswɪvl] 1. n → perno 2. vi (also swivel round) → girarsi swivel [ˈswɪvl] 1. n → perno 2. vi (also swivel round) → girarsi n swivel [ˈswivl] a type of joint between two parts of an object (eg between a chair and its base) that enables one part to turn without the other. spil مِحْوَر، وَصْلَه دَوّارَه шарнирно съединение otočný čep drejemekanisme der Drehzapfen σύνδεσμος που επιτρέπει την περιστροφή pivote, eslabón giratorio pöörel حول محور چرخيدن tappi pivot מִסתוֹבֵב עַל צִירוִ चल छल्ला, घूमने वाली लड़ी stožer, osovina (forgó)csukló sendi putar snúanleg undirstaða; segulnagli perno 回り継ぎ手 회전 이음쇠 sukutis, lankstinis sujungimas šarnīrsavienojums sendi swivel wartel sving-/dreiemekanisme obrotnik articulação giratória pivot шарнирное соединение otočný čap vrtljivi tečaj obrtni prsten tapp, pivå, svivel แกนหมุน milli makara 旋軸,轉環 вертлюг; шарнірне з'єднання چول چھلا khớp khuyên 旋轴,转环 v – past tense, past participle ˈswivelled – to move round (as though) on a swivel He swivelled his chair round to face the desk. draai يَتَحَرَّك حَوْل مِحْوَر въртя се otočit dreje drehen περιστρέφω (hacer) girar pöörlema, pöörama چرخش pyörähtää, pyöräyttää (faire) pivoter לְהִסתוֹבֵב घूमना okretati oko osi elfordul berputar snúa(st) um á e-u far girare 回す 회전하다 sukti(s) pagriezt (ap savu asi) memusingkan (laten) draaien dreie, svinge obracać (się) (fazer) girar a pivota вращать; поворачивать otočiť vrteti (se) obrtati svänga, snurra หมุน döndürmek 旋轉 обертати; вертіти на шарнірах گول گول گھومنا làm cho xoay, làm cho quay 旋转 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" said the British Lion, yawning; "the swivel in my tail needs a few drops of oil, that is all. "Easy with that, men--easy," he ran on, to the fellows who were shifting the powder; and then suddenly observing me examining the swivel we carried amidships, a long brass nine, "Here you, ship's boy," he cried, "out o' that The swivel alluded to in this work was buried and abandoned by the troops on this occasion, and it was subsequently found in digging the cellars of the authors paternal residence. |
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