turtle
see also: Turtle
Pronunciation Noun
Turtle
Proper noun
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see also: Turtle
Pronunciation Noun
turtle (plural turtles)
- (zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- Synonyms: shellpad, shield-toad
- (zoology, Australia, British, specifically) A marine reptile of that order.
- Synonyms: sea turtle
- (military, historical) 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.
- Synonyms: testudo
- (computing) 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.
- (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
- (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
- (comptheory) 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.
- (dance) 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".
- (television) A low stand for a lamp etc.
- Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television
- Using an appropriate turtle allows the full range of pan and tilt adjustments on the luminaire and avoids possible heat damage to floor coverings.
- Alan Bermingham, Location Lighting for Television
- French: tortue
- German: Schildkröte
- Italian: tartaruga
- Portuguese: tartaruga
- Russian: черепа́ха
- Spanish: tortuga, peta (Bolivia)
- French: tortue de mer
- Portuguese: tartaruga
- Russian: черепа́ха
- Russian: черепа́ха
turtle (turtles, present participle turtling; past and past participle turtled)
- To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
- 1919, Iowa Highway Commission, Service Bulletin, Issues 15-32, page 48
- Were speeding when car turtled […] Auto crashed into curb and turtled.
- 1919, Iowa Highway Commission, Service Bulletin, Issues 15-32, page 48
- To turn and swim upside down.
- To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
- (video games, board games) To build up a large defense force and strike only punctually, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
- French: capoter, se renverser, faire un tonneau
- Italian: ribaltare
- Spanish: volcar, dar una vuelta de campana
- French: chasser
turtle (plural turtles)
- (now rare, archaic) A turtle dove.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
- The same he tooke, and with a riband new, / In which his Ladies colours were, did bind / About the turtles neck […] .
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1:
- As the turtle, every day has been a black day with her since her husband died, and what should we unruly members make here?
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.8:
Turtle
Proper noun
- A river in Saskatchewan, Canada.
turtle (plural turtles)
- A member of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles, a drinking club.
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