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three-legged

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
θɹiːˈlɛɡɪd

Definitions

  1. Something with three legs.
  2. An intersection where three roads meet.

Equivalents

Españoltrípode
Deutschdreibeinig
Русскийтрёхногий
6 more languages
ქართულისამფეხა
Nederlandsdriebenig
Polskitrójnogi
Svenskatrebent

Examples

The three-leggeds had everyone in stitches. Some pairs simply could not learn to run togetherjust impossible.”
“My father said that three-leggeds are more detestable than four-leggeds.”
With respect to hazard rating, an opposite and possibly inconsistent explanation might be offered: It may be that drivers underestimate roadside hazards at three-leggeds and relatively speaking overestimate them at four-leggeds.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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