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Meaning of turncap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A sort of chimney cap which turns round with the wind so as to present its opening to the leeward.

Examples

“a building furnished with cowls, or turncaps, with their vanes so arranged, that, while one shall receive the full force of the wind, the other may allow it to escape freely”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Turnchapel turncloak Turncoat turncoat witness turncoatism Turncoats

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