vrille

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See also: vrillé

English

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Etymology

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From French vrille.

Noun

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vrille (plural vrilles)

  1. (aviation) A tailspin.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vrille.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvri.jə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vril‧le
  • Rhymes: -ijə

Noun

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vrille f (plural vrilles)

  1. (aviation) tailspin
    Synonym: tolvlucht

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French verille, ve(d)ille, from Vulgar Latin *vĭtīcula, from Late Latin vītīcula, from Classical Latin vītĭcula.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vrille f (plural vrilles)

  1. (botany) tendril
  2. (technology) gimlet
  3. spiral
  4. (aviation) tailspin, spin
  5. (dated, colloquial) lesbian

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