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Meaning of ring pull | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A ring-shaped extension on the top of a can or tin, which one pulls to open it.

Equivalents

Deutsch Aufreißdeckel Zugring
Suomi avauslenkki avausrengas avausvedin klipsi
Polski zawleczka
Русский кольцо́-открыва́шка

Examples

“When I tried to open a tin of soup, the ring pull broke off, and I had to use a tin opener instead.”
“A steward tackles the ring pull on a can of Carlsberg Pilsner in 1966.”

CEFR level

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

ring rain ring rat ring reinforcement ring road ring rot ring shout

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