stang

Definitions of stang
  1. noun
    a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
    synonyms: boom, bovenlat, doellat, dwarsligger
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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    the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key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
    type of:
    gereedschap, werktuig
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  2. noun
    a long thin implement made of metal or wood
    synonyms: paal, staaf, staak
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    dirigeerstok
    a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
    dirigeerstok
    a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
    drijfstang
    a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
    hengel
    a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
    boom, paal, pols, polsstok, springstok
    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
    as, spil, spindel
    a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
    traproede
    a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps
    gard, roe, roede
    a rod used by a magician or water diviner
    draagas, wielas
    a shaft on which a wheel rotates
    kloet, schippersboom
    a long pole used to propel or guide a barge
    hengel, microfoonhengel
    a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
    cardanas, krukas, pedaalas, trapas
    a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
    cardanas
    a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
    mast, scheepsmast
    any sturdy upright pole
    zuigerstang
    connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston
    skistok
    a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
    holspaat, rondhout, spaat
    a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
    hoofdas, spindel
    any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
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    gereedschap, werktuig
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
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