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Meaning of "coracle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORACLE

From Welsh corwgl; related to Irish curach boat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CORACLE

coracle  [ˈkɒrəkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORACLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coracle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORACLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coracle

Coracle

The coracle is a small, lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales but also in parts of Western and South West England, Ireland, and Scotland; the word is also used of similar boats found in India, Vietnam, Iraq and Tibet. The word "coracle" comes from the Welsh cwrwgl, cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic currach, and is recorded in English as early as the sixteenth century. Other historical English spellings include corougle, corracle, curricle and coricle.

Definition of coracle in the English dictionary

The definition of coracle in the dictionary is a small roundish boat made of waterproofed hides stretched over a wicker frame.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORACLE


ammoniacal
ˌæməˈnaɪəkəl
barnacle
ˈbɑːnəkəl
binnacle
ˈbɪnəkəl
equivocal
ɪˈkwɪvəkəl
irreciprocal
ɪrɪˈsɪprəkəl
karakul
ˈkærəkəl
maniacal
məˈnaɪəkəl
miracle
ˈmɪrəkəl
monocle
ˈmɒnəkəl
nonreciprocal
ˌnɒnrɪˈsɪprəkəl
obstacle
ˈɒbstəkəl
oracle
ˈɒrəkəl
pinnacle
ˈpɪnəkəl
receptacle
rɪˈsɛptəkəl
reciprocal
rɪˈsɪprəkəl
spectacle
ˈspɛktəkəl
spiracle
ˈspaɪərəkəl
tentacle
ˈtɛntəkəl
unequivocal
ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkəl
zodiacal
zəʊˈdaɪəkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORACLE

coraciiform
coracoid
coradicate
coraggio
coral
coral fern
coral reef
Coral Sea
coral snake
coral tree
coral trout
coralbells
coralberry
corallaceous
coralliferous
coralliform
coralligenous
coralline
corallite
coralloid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORACLE

acorn barnacle
black treacle
coenacle
conceptacle
debacle
Delphic oracle
goose barnacle
hibernacle
macle
manacle
pentacle
superspectacle
tabernacle
treacle
unmanacle

Synonyms and antonyms of coracle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coracle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORACLE

Find out the translation of coracle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coracle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coracle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小艇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coracle
570 millions of speakers

English

coracle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

coracle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

coracle
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

челнок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coracle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হালকা নৌকো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coracle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Corak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coracle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

網代舟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

coracle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coracle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coracle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொராக்கில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॅकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sepet işi kayık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coracle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coracle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

човник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

barcă mică din nuiele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελαφρά λέμβος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

coracle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coracle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coracle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coracle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORACLE»

The term «coracle» is regularly used and occupies the 88.141 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORACLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coracle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coracle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coracle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORACLE»

Discover the use of coracle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coracle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cytoskeletal Regulation of Membrane Function: Society of ...
Thus, Coracle is a structural homologue of Protein 4.1 rather than a more distantly related family member. However, Coracle seems to lack the spectrin/ actin binding domain found in the erythrocyte isoform of Protein 4.1, suggesting that it may ...
Stanley C. Froehner, Vann Bennett, 1997
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Traditional Country Craftsmen
J. Geraint Jenkins. On the Teifi, the coracle still remains a fishing craft. The season starts in March, and the greatest number of salmon are caught in May and June. Two coracles with a long net stretched between them slowly drift downstream, ...
J. Geraint Jenkins, 2013
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Boating
PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR Coracle is constructed of ash strips, has outer skin of pitch-coated calico. _>-as A COMMON SIGHT on the banks of the River Teifi in Cardiganshire, Wales, is what looks like a species of gigantic beetle that ...
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The Blue World
A team offouryoung swindlers ran to a lightweight coracle, shoved off, paddled outto intercept thekragen.Behind the coracle trailed two ropes, each controlled by a gang of men.The kragen,lunging easily through thewater, approached, ...
Jack Vance, 2011
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Water Transport Origns & Early Evolution
CONCLUSION The limitations of space forbid detailed consideration of the origin of the British coracle and of the interrelationship of the various types, sub-types and varieties. All that may be done now is to point out that these coracles fall ...
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SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMIMETALS
Robert K. Willardson, Albert C. Beer. Powerr--———__»--_——---Q/— ial Diameter variation: <100> LEC GaAs _'§ Coracle Control 1 mm E __.L .22 _ WM“ /WWW IE I: G5 G 15. 'as (bi Diameter Variation: E <100> LEC GaAs -5 Manual Control ...
Robert K. Willardson, Albert C. Beer, 1984
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Carmina Gadelica
Curach, cm-oek, carat-ken, coracle, little coracle. The coraele is a boat whose framework, called ' cranna-dhail,' is made of wicker, lath, or cane, and covered with skin, canvas, or rubber. Columba is supposed to have come to Scotland in a  ...
Alexander Carmichael
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Wild Thyme and Violets and Other Unpublished Works
A team of four young swindlers ran to a lightweight coracle, shoved off, paddled out to intercept the kragen. Behind the coracle trailed two ropes, each controlled by a gang of men. The kragen, lunging easily through the water, approached, ...
Jack Vance
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The Legend of St. Brendan: A Comparative Study of the Latin ...
The same is true with regard to the building of the coracle and the arrival of the supernumeraries. However, the sense of the uncanny generated in these scenes is slightly stronger than might be caused simply by the literary indebtedness of ...
Jude S. Mackley, 2008
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The Sailing Boat
When fishing from the coracle at mid-stream, if a large fish be hooked, the coracle is sometimes spun round as if on a pivot, and dragged a considerable distance, unless checked by the fisherman with his paddle. The smaller-sized coraoles ...
Henry Coleman Folkard, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORACLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coracle is used in the context of the following news items.
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A skillful production of psychological drama 'The Pillow Book' from …
John (Joseph Coracle), Deb (Michele Massa), and Deborah (Rebecca Ellis) are the corners in Anna Moench's love triangle. John (Joseph ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jul 15»
2
Book tells tales of valley's famous characters
The quiet picturesque village of Cenarth is home to a daredevil who crossed the English Channel in a coracle and further upstream, ... «cambrian-news.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
PICTURES: Rain fails to keep visitors away from Portsoy boat festival
Dave Purvis, a member of The Coracle Society, a group which promotes the small water craft as a means of transport and which has been ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
4
Market Bosworth Country Show to wow crowds this weekend
On-site demonstrations will include chainsaw sculpture, wickerwork and coracle-making. Arena displays will range from vintage tractors, classic ... «Hinckley Times, Jul 15»
5
The Airbnb of Boats Weighs Anchor Off the Coast of L.A.
Got a kayak? A coracle? A sailboat? A yacht? A schooner? A barge? A Kaiser-class armored frigate? List it for free on the Boatbound Web site, ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
6
'Seas' the day at this year's Portsoy Boat Festival
Those attending can also try their hand at building and restoring traditional vessels, learning how to sail a coracle and watch the St Ayles Skiffs ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
7
Songwriter Emily Portman on folk tales and motherhood
Typical subjects for her first two albums included metamorphosis, mythical creatures and wicked stepmothers, but on her new album "Coracle", ... «Reuters Canada, Jul 15»
8
An absorbing 'Pillow Book' from Cohesion, Strand theater companies
There are three characters -- the soft-shelled John (Joseph Coracle), Deb (Michele Mass) and Deborah (Rebecca Ellis). Some scenes focus on ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
9
Tree houses to lure tourists to Kallar banks
The coracle ride introduced in the Kallar at Adavi a year ago has been attracting tourists from different parts of the State. The thrilling ride in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
10
Amazing Radio's Record Of The Week "Come Alive" To Be …
Coracle is a project by Leeds based producer and professional pianist and keyboard player Jonathan Doherty. He has written and performed ... «Music Indistry News Network, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Coracle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coracle>. May 2024 ».
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