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Meanings of coaster in anglès

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A flat object on which beverages are put to protect the surface of a table.

Sinònims
Examples for "beermat"
Examples for "beermat"
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In the U.K., 'beermat' is often used in these senses.
The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000
2
On a back-of-the-beermat calculation OB's private equity backers could see a 34 percent annualized return.
Reuters
3
We stood in the rain on Charing Cross Road while he scribbled his address on a soggy beermat.
Independent.ie
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They encourage you to turn beermats into pieces of art.
The Guardian
5
On it were some dirty glasses, and some soggy beermats with jokes printed on them.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
1
She came around to Ethan, all smiles, and tossed a drink coaster down in front of him.
Pines
2
Cork-backed drink coasters of which I was unaccountably fond featuring a black-and-gold abstract pattern of what looked like boomerangs.
We are all welcome here
3
On one table, there's a set of original wheels, hardly bigger than drink coasters, lying next to a box of shift knobs.
BBC
4
The pessimist who designed it will doubtless be pleased to know it is now being used as a drinks coaster on Royle's desk.
The Irish Times
5
Drink coasters are shown for sale in the gift shop of the Monroe County Heritage Museum in Monroeville, Alabama October 23, 2013.
Reuters
Usage of coaster in anglès
1
And the custom of the coaster or the sound-steamer is somewhat similar.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885
2
We kind of rode the roller coaster week in and week out.
Reuters
3
It's fair to say it's been something of a roller-coaster ride since.
Independent.ie
4
The beardy male universe has always been a roller-coaster of identity politics.
The Irish Times
5
The coaster was already in place and was from the Raven's Mill.
Phoenix noir
6
Magic Mountain theme park announced the opening of their sixteenth roller coaster.
Solomon's oak: a novel
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Two protagonists set off on a roller-coaster ride through an urban dystopia.
The Irish Times
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GEORGIA'S STATELY, tree-lined capital was on an emotional roller coaster last night.
The Irish Times
9
The wait is finally over and the roller coaster ride has begun!
Ebony
10
I scoot a coaster under it, afraid to mar the pristine wood.
Altered
11
This has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for investors.
Reuters
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The graceful arcs of the roller coaster against the sky were gone.
The talisman
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It was the latest episode in Odom's roller-coaster personal and professional life.
Reuters
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It's a roller-coaster ride told with all the thrills and spills intact.
Reuters
15
He frowns at his glass, which he is rotating on its coaster.
Those who save us
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I hallooed with glee at the roller-coaster feeling of being swooped aloft.
Sister Mine
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Coaster through the time
Coaster across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare