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Meaning of Horseshoe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhɔːs.ʃuː

Definitions

  1. A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  2. The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
  3. The U shape of a horseshoe.
  4. A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
  5. The symbol ⊃.
  6. An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
  7. A U-shaped life buoy.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca nal
Беларуская падкова
བོད་སྐད རྨིག་ལྕགས
Català ferradura ferrar
Čeština okovat podkova podkovat
Cymraeg pedol
Dansk hestesko sko
Ελληνικά πέταλο πεταλώνω
Esperanto hufofero hufumo
Eesti hobuseraud
Français fer à cheval ferrer
Gaeilge crú
Gàidhlig crudha crudhaich
Galego ferradura ferrar
עברית פרסה
हिन्दी घुड़नाल नाल
Հայերեն նալ պայտ
Bahasa Indonesia kasut besi ladam tapal kuda
Íslenska járna skeifa
Italiano ferro di cavallo
日本語 蹄鉄 鉄沓 馬蹄
ქართული ნალი
Қазақша таға
한국어 편자
Kurdî kûç nal
Кыргызча така
Lëtzebuergesch Houfeisen
Latviešu pakavs
Te Reo Māori haeana
Bahasa Melayu ladam
Malti nagħal
Nederlands hoefijzer
Polski kuć podkowa podkuć podkuwać
Português ferradura ferrar
Română potcoavă potcovi
Slovenčina podkova
Slovenščina podkev
Shqip patkua potkua
Svenska hästsko sko
தமிழ் லாடம்
Tagalog bakal ng kabayo
Türkçe at nalı nal nallamak
Українська підкова
اردو نال

Examples

“And what has been thus affirmed of other leading commodities; the blacksmith, for example, no longer making, but buying his horseshoes, nails, nuts, and bolts;”
“The ancient Romans [...] used leather horseshoes; the Chinese made straw sandals for their mounts; and American Indians used leather moccasins, which they tied around their horses ' ankles. In days of old, people took their horses to the smithy to be shod.”
“Each player has a turn at tossing his horseshoes, one at a time, at the stob opposite him. His opponent then throws his horseshoes.”
“If there are no missing teeth and tooth alignment is good, two opposing well-defined horseshoes are seen. If, however, your denitition is mal-aligned or is missing anterior teeth, this pattern too should be reflected in the bite mark.”
“Whereas the railway heads inland to take the easier but much longer horseshoe-shaped route around the firth, the A9 directly crosses it from north to south on a bridge built in 1991.”
“The lateral head of your triceps forms the outside of the horseshoe, the long head forms the inside, the medial head lies beneath the long head, and the tendon occupies the flat space in the middle.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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