CEFR B1

Cottery

noun

Meaning

cottery means (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses cottery to mean (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine....
The teacher asked students to find cottery in the reading.

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Cottery (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses cottery to mean (mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine....
The teacher asked students to find cottery in the reading.
Check the words around cottery to choose the right meaning.

How to Use Cottery

a/the cottery (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a cottery."
cottery in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked cottery in context before translating it."

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