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auxiliaries

auxiliaries is the plural of auxiliary.

Meaning of auxiliary

Noun

auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)

  1. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
    • Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.1950 November, “Mixed-Traffic Diesel-Electric Locomotives for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 781
  2. A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
  3. A marching band color guard.

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Phrases with auxiliaries

Questions about auxiliaries

What is auxiliaries the plural of?
Auxiliaries is the plural of auxiliary.

Words near auxiliaries in the dictionary

  1. Auxiers
  2. Auxies
  3. auxilian
  4. auxilians
  5. auxiliar
  6. auxiliaries
  7. auxiliarily
  8. auxiliarist
  9. auxiliarists
  10. auxiliarly
  11. auxiliars

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