figure of eight
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See also: figure-of-eight
English
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Noun
figure of eight (plural figures of eight)
- The shape or form of an 8 (eight).
- Synonym: (US) figure eight
- (climbing, caving) A device for abseiling, so-called for its shape.
- Synonyms: figure-eight, figure-8
- A type of knot.
Translations
shape of an eight
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device for abseiling
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type of knot
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References
- “figure of eight”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.