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wedge noun

  /wɛd͡ʒ/
  • One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
  • (archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
  • A group of geese, swans, or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.
 клин
  • A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
 кусок

wedge verb

  /wɛd͡ʒ/
  • (ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.
 вклинивать, втискивать
  • (transitive) To support or secure using a wedge.
 расклинивать
wedge-like
клиноподобный
wedge-shaped
клиноподобный
wedge oneself
вклиниваться
knock away the wedge
расклинивать
thermal wedge
термоклин
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