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Значения термина figure of eight на английском

A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose.

Использование термина figure of eight на английском
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I tried to correct, and ended up describing a figure of eight.
Rivers of London
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György showed me, linking Malek's forelegs with a neat figure of eight.
Between the Woods and the Water
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Walk in a figure of eight in view of the judges.
The Irish Times
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It is of the form of a figure of eight (Fig.
Our Common Insects / A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fie...
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SOCRATES: Then the figure of eight is not made out of a line of three?
Meno
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Considerably sobered by this, I arose and cut the figure of eight thoughtfully for five minutes.
The Big Otter
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An octagon is a figure of eight sides.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 / A Maga...
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I am as sure of my line as a skater of making his figure of eight!
Roundabout Papers
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SOCRATES: Let us describe such a figure : Would you not say that this is the figure of eight feet?
Meno
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Continue to whisk until smooth and cook until the sauce holds a figure of eight when swirled with the whisk.
The Irish Times
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But he ran in a swift figure of eight around her feet as she kicked out, and made her overbalance.
Dogsbody
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When in high spirits they run round in circles or in a figure of eight, with their tails between their legs.
Dogs and All about Them
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Changes to UIF The Unemployment Insurance Fund has now extended to 12 months of cover, rather than the previous figure of eight.
The South African
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He planted "his" trees in a figure of eight, and took GPS coordinates so that he could return to watch them grow.
The Guardian
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He hops onto the roof as the car does tight figures of eight.
The Irish Times
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He had already spent an hour doing figures of eight around the Poolbeg Chimneys.
The Irish Times