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Meaning of turning-beam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of tail-pole.

Examples

“Old post-mills were turned or 'luffed' into the wind by a pole variously called the tail-pole, tail-beam, turning-beam, or tiller-beam.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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turning-evil turningness Turnings Turnip turnip cake turnip fly

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