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Sawhorse

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɔː.hɔː(ɹ)s

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolburro
Françaistréteau
DeutschSägebock
22 more languages
Българскимагаре
Catalàcavallet
Češtinakoza
Ελληνικάκαβαλέτο
Galegocabalete
עבריתחמור
Italianocavalletto
日本語
한국어
Kurdîbok
Македонскимагарица
Nederlandsbokzaagbok
Portuguêscavalete
Românăcapră
Русскийкозлы
Українськакозла

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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