treadmill

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹɛd.mɪl/

Noun

treadmill (plural treadmills)

1. (sport) A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
2. (historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline.
3. A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.

Related terms

• treadwheel

Translations

• French: tapis roulant, tapis de course
• German: Tretmühle, Laufband
• Italian: treadmill, tapis roulant
• Portuguese: esteira ergométrica, passadeira
• Russian: бегу́щая доро́жка
• Spanish: cinta ergométrica, máquina de caminar, andadora, caminadora, cinta de correr

Translations

• French: roue de carrier
• German: Tretmühle

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