kettle
see also: Kettle
Pronunciation
Kettle
Proper noun
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see also: Kettle
Pronunciation
- enPR: kĕt'(ə)l, IPA: /ˈkɛ.təl/, [ˈkʰɛtᵊɫ̩]
- (America) IPA: /ˈkɛ.təl/, [ˈkʰɛɾɫ̩]
- (dated, regional US) IPA: /ˈkɪtl̩/
kettle (plural kettles)
- A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- The quantity held by a kettle.
- (British) A vessel for boiling water for tea; a teakettle.
- Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.
- (geology) A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
- anchor Raptors(ornithology, collective) A collective term for a group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
- 2006, Keith L. Bildstein, Migrating Raptors of the World: Their Ecology & Conservation - Page 76:
- The term kettle refers to a group of raptors wheeling or circling in a thermal.
- 2010, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Raptors of New Mexico:
- Kettles can consist of thousands of birds migrating together.
- 2006, Keith L. Bildstein, Migrating Raptors of the World: Their Ecology & Conservation - Page 76:
- (rail transport, slang) A steam locomotive
- (musical instruments) A kettledrum.
- An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
- French: bouilloire
- German: Kessel, Kochtopf
- Italian: bollitore, cucuma, pentola
- Portuguese: chaleira, bule
- Russian: котёл
- Spanish: caldera, calentador
- Russian: котёл
kettle (kettles, present participle kettling; past and past participle kettled)
- (British, of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
- 2009, John O'Connor, G20: The upside of kettling, The Guardian :
- […] to contain demonstrators for hours in a confined spot. This tactic, known as kettling, is seen by some as an attempt to prevent people lawfully demonstrating.
- 2009, John O'Connor, G20: The upside of kettling, The Guardian :
kettle (plural kettles)
- Alternative form of kiddle
Kettle
Proper noun
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