Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: armfloat, floaty, armband
Antonyms: none provided
History
From water + wing. Compare German Schwimmflügel (“water wing”, literally “swim-wing”).
