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turtle
Meaning
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- Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- A marine reptile of that order.
- An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
- An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- A small element towards the end of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to take a long time to be swapped into its correct position. Compare rabbit.
- A breakdancing move consisting of a float during which the dancer's weight shifts from one hand to the other, producing rotation or a circular "walk".
- A low stand for a lamp etc.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɜːtl̩/
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