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Figure eight   /fˈɪgjər eɪt/   Listen
Figure eight

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: figure of eight.
2.
A skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice.





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"Figure eight" Quotes from Famous Books



... steaming back and forth off Cavite Bay as if bent on leaving such a wake as would form a figure eight, delivering broadside ...
— The Boys of '98 • James Otis


Words linked to "Figure eight" :   knot, figure of eight, figure


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