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Meaning of Sawhorse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɔː.hɔː(ɹ)s

Definitions

A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.

Equivalents

Български магаре
Català cavallet
Čeština koza
Deutsch Sägebock
Ελληνικά καβαλέτο
Español burro
Français tréteau
Galego cabalete
עברית חמור
Italiano cavalletto
日本語
한국어
Kurdî bok
Македонски магарица
Nederlands bok zaagbok
Português cavalete
Română capră
Русский козлы
Српски bok koza магаре магарица
Українська козла

Examples

“The sit-in Monday began around 9 a.m. after a spirited march through the financial district […] Though police had set up sawhorses at all five entrances to the Stock Exchange, women sat down in the pathways left open by police and attempted to talk with stock traders and others as they stepped over, or pushed through, blockaders.”

CEFR level

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