dwarsligger

Definitions of dwarsligger
  1. noun
    someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
    synonyms: dwarsdrijver, dwarskop, obstructionist, tegenstrever
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    polemist
    a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
  2. noun
    one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
    synonyms: biel, slaappakje, spoorbalk, spoorbiels, travers, traverse, verbindingsweg
  3. noun
    a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
    synonyms: boom, bovenlat, doellat, stang
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    dagschoot, schoot
    the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
    magneetkern
    a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
    handspaak
    a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever
    drukmiddel, dwangmiddel, handel, hendel, pressiemiddel
    a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
    harp
    a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
    handdoek(en)rekje, handdoekrekje
    a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels
    rail, ral, spoor, spoorbaan, spoorlijn, spoorrail, spoorstaaf, spoorweg
    a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
    breekbeitel, breekijzer, koevoet
    a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
    toets, toetsen
    a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
    hanentred, hanetred, hanetred(e), pedaal, trapper, voetpedaal
    a lever that is operated with the foot
    veiligheidsslot
    a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate
    helmstok, roerpen, stuurstok
    lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
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    gereedschap, werktuig
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  4. noun
    long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
    synonyms: bovenlat, doellat, dwarslat
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