snakingn.

/ˈsneɪkɪŋ/

Etymology: < snake n.or snake v.¹

1. Nautical. (See quots. and snake v.¹ 1b.)

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society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > operations on ropes or tackle

reeving1627

worming1644

rounding1766

rendering1769

snaking1815

surging1839

snubbing1846

swig1849

1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) 487/1 Snaking, is the act of winding small ropes spirally round a large one..and is frequently termed Worming.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 635 Snaking, the passing of small stuff across a seizing, with marline hitches at the outer turns.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2229/1 Snaking,..stoppers passed alternately from one stay or rope to another throughout their length in a parallel direction.

2. A snake-like curl or coil.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun]

rundlec1300

waif1513

enwrapping1543

convolution1545

entrail?a1549

wreath1555

roundness1572

spire1572

rolling1576

enfold1578

infold1578

obvolution1578

gyre1590

whorl1592

enfoldment1593

twine1600

turn1625

volume1646

volution1752

swirl1786

coil1805

swirling1825

convolute1846

whirl1862

enfolding1873

snaking1888

1888 W. C. Russell Death Ship xli Heights of the sea..spouting their prodigious lengths alongside, sometimes tumbling in thunder upon her forward decks, sometimes curling in blown snakings ahead of her.

3. U.S. The action of dragging out.

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the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > timber cutting

snaking1883

pit-sawing1898

1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 206/1 The snaking out of these logs is another source of casualty to the lumberman.

4. A rapid oscillation of an aircraft about a vertical axis; a similar motion of a caravan or trailer.

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society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [noun] > oscillation

phugoid1908

buffeting1931

snaking1945

buffet1951

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > oscillation

snaking1945

1945 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 49 463/2 There is a possibility of the aeroplane developing an undamped short period oscillation in which rapid movement of the rudder from side to side plays an essential part—the tail wagging the dog. Such an oscillation is known as ‘snaking’.

1949 Aircraft Engin. Oct. 311/1 Snaking can be cured by sticking on strips to the trailing edge of the rudder.

1966 Caravanning (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 11 Stabilisers have been devised to overcome any side movement or ‘snaking’ of the caravan in relation to the direction of the car.

1972 Nature 18 Aug. 377/2 Detailed studies of gust effects, and of ‘snaking’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

snakingadj.

/ˈsneɪkɪŋ/

Etymology: Compare snake v.¹

Winding, twisting, sinuous.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves

tortivous14..

anfractuous?a1425

tortuous1426

tortuea1500

snakish1532

winding1538

wormy1545

boughty1570

wriggled1572

sinuous1578

serpent-likea1586

crankled1594

serpent1597

snaky1600

flexuous1605

snaking1605

cringle-crangle1606

voluminous1611

serpenting?1614

serpentine1615

curvy1623

serpentizing1628

worming1631

lacinious1648

anguineous1656

anguine1657

anfractuose1680

twisting1683

vermicular1712

worm-like1721

flexuose1727

meandering1748

crinkum-crankum1766

serpentiform1777

serpentining1799

anguiform1800

ophite1828

tortuose1829

cranky1836

sinuose1836

serpentile1857

twisty1857

sinuated1859

vermiculatea1864

twinyc1868

tortive1880

crinkle-crankle1881

serpentinous1882

quirky1890

twistical1890

waggly1894

wriggly1901

squiggly1902

wiggly1903

contortionate1911

wig-waggy1914

curvaceous1965

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 234 The flowerie Plaines..Laced about with snaking siluer brookes.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 94 Wherein the snaking and snayling diuarications of the vessels do craule all ouer the belly.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 5 June 2/1 From that height,..the city took an odd look, with its snaking quays and its many domed churches.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	snaking
释义	snakingn. /ˈsneɪkɪŋ/ Etymology: < snake n.or snake v.¹ 1. Nautical. (See quots. and snake v.¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > operations on ropes or tackle reeving1627 worming1644 rounding1766 rendering1769 snaking1815 surging1839 snubbing1846 swig1849 1815 W. Burney Falconer's New Universal Dict. Marine (rev. ed.) 487/1 Snaking, is the act of winding small ropes spirally round a large one..and is frequently termed Worming. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 635 Snaking, the passing of small stuff across a seizing, with marline hitches at the outer turns. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2229/1 Snaking,..stoppers passed alternately from one stay or rope to another throughout their length in a parallel direction. 2. A snake-like curl or coil. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] rundlec1300 waif1513 enwrapping1543 convolution1545 entrail?a1549 wreath1555 roundness1572 spire1572 rolling1576 enfold1578 infold1578 obvolution1578 gyre1590 whorl1592 enfoldment1593 twine1600 turn1625 volume1646 volution1752 swirl1786 coil1805 swirling1825 convolute1846 whirl1862 enfolding1873 snaking1888 1888 W. C. Russell Death Ship xli Heights of the sea..spouting their prodigious lengths alongside, sometimes tumbling in thunder upon her forward decks, sometimes curling in blown snakings ahead of her. 3. U.S. The action of dragging out. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > timber cutting snaking1883 pit-sawing1898 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 206/1 The snaking out of these logs is another source of casualty to the lumberman. 4. A rapid oscillation of an aircraft about a vertical axis; a similar motion of a caravan or trailer. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [noun] > oscillation phugoid1908 buffeting1931 snaking1945 buffet1951 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > movement of vehicles > [noun] > oscillation snaking1945 1945 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 49 463/2 There is a possibility of the aeroplane developing an undamped short period oscillation in which rapid movement of the rudder from side to side plays an essential part—the tail wagging the dog. Such an oscillation is known as ‘snaking’. 1949 Aircraft Engin. Oct. 311/1 Snaking can be cured by sticking on strips to the trailing edge of the rudder. 1966 Caravanning (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 11 Stabilisers have been devised to overcome any side movement or ‘snaking’ of the caravan in relation to the direction of the car. 1972 Nature 18 Aug. 377/2 Detailed studies of gust effects, and of ‘snaking’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2021). snakingadj. /ˈsneɪkɪŋ/ Etymology: Compare snake v.¹ Winding, twisting, sinuous. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves tortivous14.. anfractuous?a1425 tortuous1426 tortuea1500 snakish1532 winding1538 wormy1545 boughty1570 wriggled1572 sinuous1578 serpent-likea1586 crankled1594 serpent1597 snaky1600 flexuous1605 snaking1605 cringle-crangle1606 voluminous1611 serpenting?1614 serpentine1615 curvy1623 serpentizing1628 worming1631 lacinious1648 anguineous1656 anguine1657 anfractuose1680 twisting1683 vermicular1712 worm-like1721 flexuose1727 meandering1748 crinkum-crankum1766 serpentiform1777 serpentining1799 anguiform1800 ophite1828 tortuose1829 cranky1836 sinuose1836 serpentile1857 twisty1857 sinuated1859 vermiculatea1864 twinyc1868 tortive1880 crinkle-crankle1881 serpentinous1882 quirky1890 twistical1890 waggly1894 wriggly1901 squiggly1902 wiggly1903 contortionate1911 wig-waggy1914 curvaceous1965 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 234 The flowerie Plaines..Laced about with snaking siluer brookes. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 94 Wherein the snaking and snayling diuarications of the vessels do craule all ouer the belly. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 5 June 2/1 From that height,..the city took an odd look, with its snaking quays and its many domed churches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1815adj.1605
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