coil
gegelung
definition
verb
he began to coil up the heavy ropes
arrange or wind (something long and flexible) in a joined sequence of concentric circles or rings.
noun
a coil of rope
a length of something wound or arranged in a spiral or sequence of rings.
But the biggest loser from our decision to cling gamely to the mortal coil is the National Health Service.
a confusion or turmoil.
example
From A Basement On The Hill - Elliott Smith The troubled artist left this 'coil' in 2004, and the album he left behind is wonderful and heartbreaking all at once.
Levitan had a heavy 'coil' of climbing rope strapped to his green pack.
Storage of DNA is related to its ability to twist and 'coil' into a compact form.
If you have a contraceptive 'coil' fitted, you must tell the radiographer as some have copper wire in them.
Another way to maintain necessary contact time is to run the chlorinated water through a 'coil' of pipe.
At breakfast a fat python likes to 'coil' itself around the branches of one of the trees in the canopy just in front of the restaurant.
a 'coil' of rope
Solenoids also supply voltage to the glow 'coil' and are part of the electrical loop.
When Mr. Kanda brought a ‘reticulated python,’ the children vied with one another to 'coil' the reptile around their necks.
Scientists this week finished removing sediment from the ballast tanks of the sub after recovering a 'coil' of waterlogged rope.
The cup-shaped vessel specially made to keep the lighted mosquito repellent 'coil' , candle stand and small teacups are among the attractions.
And secondly, because your mortal 'coil' is so much more fragile at that age, if your chances of dying in the next five years are halved at aged 80, then it really means something.
After a quick and jovial discussion about the problem he checked the spark plugs and 'coil' .
He released the 'coil' of hair so it sprang into a curl.
The glands are initially straight but begin to 'coil' toward the end of this phase.
They wrapped themselves in Maliphant's movement as if it were an endless 'coil' of cloth, one that let them melt or grapple or build precarious lifts without ever interrupting the flow of the material.
It relied on the principle of electromagnetic induction, and consisted of an insulated 'coil' of copper wire connected to a large electrical capacitance.
She had been protected from pregnancy through an intrauterine 'coil' , which had been inserted under general anaesthetic but which was due to be replaced.
In his dry suit with the tool kit, hammer, stakes, and a 'coil' of yellow nylon line, he looks like some oversized cartoon character, good or evil, Jimmy's not sure which.
he began to 'coil' up the heavy ropes
In the far corner of the room was a 'coil' of thick rope.
With a lit 'coil' around, the mosquitoes begin coughing and either stay away or soon die.
Madden waited for several minutes and watched the 'coil' of rope slowly play out as the two children descended deeper into the bowels of Morecook's cabinet fastness.
many women don't like the idea of having a 'coil' fitted
Changing levels of current in the wires of an electric 'coil' wrapped around a magnetic generate fluctuations in the magnetic field.
Unclip remaining hair, and 'coil' into a bigger bun at base of neck.
‘We're following the ancient Cinnamon Route,’ he says proudly, seated atop a 'coil' of rope in the ship's bow as it skims across the Java Sea.
Raven talking is a rare event, and so you have to play the game wondering things like, ‘Is that thing on the floor a 'coil' of rope or a snake?’
The contraceptive 'coil' seems to increase the risk of BV.
The IUD is a small, plastic and copper device that used to be known as the 'coil' .
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