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Meaning of rubber duck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A toy, made from rubber or rubber-like plastic, shaped like a duck; usually a floating bathtub toy.
  2. An inflatable boat.
    slang

Equivalents

Čeština kačenka kachnička
Deutsch Badeente Gummiente Quietscheentchen Quietscheente
Español patito de goma patito de hule
Suomi kumiankka kumivene kylpyankka
Français canard en caoutchouc canard en plastique
Italiano papera di gomma paperella di gomma
한국어 고무보트 고무오리
Polski kaczuszka
Português patinho de borracha
Русский резиновая утка
Svenska badanka

Examples

“Around midday on Saturday, Warrnambool's main beach was evacuated when a volunteer from Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club was thrown into the ocean from an inflatable rescue boat (IRB), often referred to as a rubber duck.”

CEFR level

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

rubber duck debugging rubber duckie rubber ducking rubber ducky rubber eel rubber gauge

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