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Meaning of Ladle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈleɪ.dəl

Definitions

  1. A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
  2. A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.
  3. The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board.
  4. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
  5. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.

Equivalents

አማርኛ ጭልፋ
العربية المغرفة مغرفة
Azərbaycanca çömçə
Беларуская апалонік коўш чарпак
བོད་སྐད སྐྱོག
Català culler cullerot
Cymraeg lletwad
Ελληνικά κουτάλα
Gàidhlig ladar
Galego cazo culler ferrada garfela
ગુજરાતી કડછો
עברית מצקת
Magyar merőkanál
Հայերեն շերեփ
Bahasa Indonesia atan sudu
Íslenska ausa
日本語 お玉 お玉杓子 杓子
ქართული ჩამჩა
Қазақша шөміш
ខ្មែរ វែក
한국어 국자 국주게
Kurdî kelle va va
Кыргызча сузгу
Latina trua trulla
Te Reo Māori kapu
Македонски кутлача црпалка црпи црпка
മലയാളം കയിൽ കോരിക
Bahasa Melayu senduk
မြန်မာဘာသာ မှုတ် ယောက်
Português concha
Română polonic
Slovenčina naberačka
Svenska skank skopa slev
தமிழ் கரண்டி
Tagalog kutsaron sandok
Türkçe kepçe
Tiếng Việt già moi muối

Examples

“When the materials of glass have been kept long in fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt, which the workmen afterwards take off with ladles.”
“The great guns ranged along the deck — each bound fast by its new breechings — with their linstocks and sponges and ladles and rammers, made no idle show of warlike strength.”

CEFR level

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