figure of eight

See also: figure-of-eight

English

Alternative forms

figure-of-eight

Noun

figure of eight (plural figures of eight)

The shape or form of an 8 (eight).
Synonym: figure eight (US)
(rock climbing, caving) A device for abseiling, so-called for its shape.
Synonyms: figure-eight, figure-8
A type of knot.

Translations

shape of an eight

Norwegian:
Bokmål: åttetall n

Nynorsk: åttetal n

References

“figure of eight” (US) / “figure of eight” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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