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Meaning of Preventer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, prevents.
  2. An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.
  3. Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.

Equivalents

العربية المانع
Suomi ehkäisijä ehkäisin estin preventteri

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Preventible Preventing prevention preventionism preventionist Preventions

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