Flemish coil
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Coiled_white_mooring_rope.jpg/220px-Coiled_white_mooring_rope.jpg)
From Flemish (“of or relating to Flanders”) + coil, the fact that the technique of coiling rope in this manner began with sailors from Flanders.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌflɛmɪʃ ˈkɔɪl/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪl
- Hyphenation: Flem‧ish coil
Noun
[edit]Flemish coil (plural Flemish coils)
Derived terms
[edit]- flemish (noun)
Translations
[edit]rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil
References
[edit]- ^ Compare “coil, n.3”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2021.
Further reading
[edit]Category:Flemish coils on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons