vrille

See also: vrillé

English

Etymology

French vrille.

Noun

vrille (plural vrilles)

  1. (aviation) A tailspin.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French vrille.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvri.jə/
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  • Hyphenation: vril‧le
  • Rhymes: -ijə

Noun

vrille f (plural vrilles)

  1. (aviation) tailspin
    Synonym: tolvlucht

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French verille, ve(d)ille, from Vulgar Latin *vĭtīcula, from Late Latin vītīcula, from Classical Latin vītĭcula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vʁij/
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Noun

vrille f (plural vrilles)

  1. (botany) tendril
  2. (technology) gimlet
  3. spiral
  4. (aviation) tailspin, spin
  5. (dated, colloquial) lesbian

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