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Definition: AUXILIARIES |
AUXILIARIESPlural1. Of Auxiliary |
Date "AUXILIARIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1517. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Food & Agriculture | All machinery and apparatus forming the nonpropulsive equipment of a vessel. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | Each locomotive unit is a self-sufficient portable power plant, complete with diesel engine, electric generator, --, and operating cab housed within a car body. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: AUXILIARIES |
| English words defined with "AUXILIARIES": Periphrastic conjugation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "AUXILIARIES": advanced fleet anchorage ♦ boiler mechanic, BOILERHOUSE MECHANIC ♦ engineer, steam ♦ heating-equipment repairer ♦ local service personnel, locally contracted staff ♦ machinist, installation, MACHINIST, OUTSIDE, marine erector, marine machinist, military convoy ♦ non-mercantile convoy ♦ outside-installation machinist ♦ section of rectifier unit, Shall, Should, station mechanic, STILL-OPERATOR HELPER, SUPERVISOR, BOILER REPAIR ♦ TRAFFIC-SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR ♦ Will, Would. (references) |
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 | Floating Laboratory and S.W. Culex : Auxiliaries to the Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories, Khartoum. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Student medical auxiliaries during an anatomy lesson. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by P. Almasy.. |
 | At anchor in Augusta Bay, Sicily, on 17 March 1965. The large carrier, at right, is USS Saratoga (CVA-60). Other U.S. Navy ships visible include one Essex class attack aircraft carrier (CVA), two guided missile light cruisers (CLG), two guided-missile frigates (DLG), six destroyers (DD), two oilers (AO) and other auxiliaries. There are also several merchant ships present. Credit: NAVY. |  | Photographed on 19 May 1955 with numerous cruisers, escort carriers, and auxiliaries in reserve. The nearest ship is the never-completed Hawaii (CB-3), which lacks its previously-installed three 12" gun turrets. Many of the other ships present are identified in Photo # 80-G-668655 (complete caption). Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
George Eliot | Might, could, would --they are contemptible auxiliaries. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The German auxiliary cruisers and fleet auxiliaries enumerated below will be disarmed and treated as merchant ships. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | My auxiliaries are the dews and rains which water this dry soil, and what fertility is in the soil itself, which for the most part is lean and effete. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Among all plastic auxiliaries, plasticizer was consumed the most and flame retardant was ranked second. (references) | |
In 1996, the consumption of plastic auxiliaries reached 700,000 tons in China with a sales revenue of $1.2 billion. (references) | ||
Leather chemicals include tanning agents, synthetic tanning agents, oiling agents, finishing agents, and auxiliaries. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Niger | Traditional chiefs can act as mediators and counselors and have authority in customary law cases as well as status under national law where they are designated as auxiliaries to local officials. (references) |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Rulers who wished to subvert the public liberty, may have found an established Clergy convenient auxiliaries. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Powerful auxiliaries to the attainment of this desirable end are to be found in the regulations provided by the wisdom of Congress for the specific appropriation of public money and the prompt accountability of public officers. |
James K. Polk | 1845-1849 | Experience has taught us how unnecessary they are as auxiliaries of the public authorities--how impotent for good and how powerful for mischief. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "AUXILIARIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "AUXILIARIES" is used about 105 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 105 | 31,781 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "AUXILIARIES": common auxiliaries ♦ Dental Auxiliaries ♦ Hospital Auxiliaries ♦ hull auxiliaries. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "AUXILIARIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 辅助 (Ancillary, Auxiliary, Axillary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hjælpemaskineri (auxiliary machinery), eget forbrugsanlæg (auxiliary supplies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | hulpmachines (auxiliary machinery), eigenbedrijfsinstallatie (auxiliary supplies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | apulaite (accessories, auxiliary machinery), omakäyttölaitteet (auxiliary supplies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | auxiliaires (auxiliary machinery), appareils auxiliaires, services auxiliaires (auxiliary supplies), organes auxiliaires, machines auxiliaires (auxiliary machinery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hilfsverben. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βοηθητικές εγκαταστάσεις (auxiliary supplies), βοηθητικά μηχανήματα (auxiliary machinery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | segédcsapatok (auxiliary troops), idegen segédcsapatok. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | servizi ausiliari (auxiliary supplies), macchinario ausiliario (auxiliary machinery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 조 자 (synergist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | auxiliariesay servicos auxiliares (auxiliary supplies), máquinas auxiliares (auxiliary machinery). (various references) вспомогательное устройство. (various references) saveznička vojska, pomoćne strane trupe. (various references) tropas auxiliares, servicios auxiliares (auxiliary supplies), maquinaria auxiliar (auxiliary machinery). (various references) hjälptrupper. (various references) yardımcı personel, destek kuvvetleri (auxiliary troops, succor). (various references) іноземні наймані війська, допоміжні механізми. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-i-i-l-r-s-u-x" | |
-4 letters: aerials, alexias, asexual, elixirs. | |
-5 letters: aaliis, aerial, alexia, ariels, elixir, laurae, lauras, liaise, realia, resail, sailer, saurel, serail, serial, sexual, urials. | |
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