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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesencalhador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽ-ka-ʎa-ˈdoɾ
"O navio encalhador ficou preso nos bancos de areia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person, animal, or thing that strands or causes to be stranded, such as a vessel that runs aground.
"The heavy storm turned the old cargo ship into a permanent strander along the rocky reef." - 2
A machine used in manufacturing to twist together multiple wires, cables, or fibers into a single strand or rope.
"The factory operator calibrated the high-speed strander to produce reinforced steel cables."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'strand' (to run aground or leave helpless), originating from Old English 'strand' meaning shore or beach, combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Historically used in maritime contexts to describe a ship, person, or object that runs aground, later expanding into industrial terminology for machinery that twists strands of wire or rope.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Strander" is said worldwide
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échoueur
Transliteration: e-ʃu-œʁ
"Le navire échoueur est resté bloqué sur le récif."
Strandungsfahrzeug
Transliteration: ˈʃtrandʊŋsˌfaːɐ̯tsɔɪ̯k
"Das Schiff wurde durch den Sturm zu einem Strandungsfahrzeug."
incagliatore
Transliteration: in-ka-ʎa-ˈto-re
"La nave si è dimostrata un incagliatore pericoloso sulla secca."
varador
Transliteration: ba-ɾa-ˈdoɾ
"El fuerte oleaje convirtió la embarcación en un varador."
encalhador
Transliteration: ẽ-ka-ʎa-ˈdoɾ
"O navio encalhador ficou preso nos bancos de areia."
फंसाने वाला
Transliteration: fansane wala
"तूफान ने जहाज को एक फंसाने वाला बना दिया।"
搁浅者
Transliteration: gē qiǎn zhě
"这艘船成了一个不幸的搁浅者。"
좌초선
Transliteration: jwacho-seon
"해안가의 좌초선이 구조를 기다리고 있다."
座礁船
Transliteration: zashōsen
"嵐によって座礁船が海岸に取り残された。"
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