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clampers

clampers is the plural of clamper.

clampers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clamper.

Meaning of clamper

Noun

clamper (plural clampers)

  1. One who, or that which, clamps.
    • If you park your car in a no-parking zone, watch out for clampers.
  2. An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice.
    • Both divisions are provided with clampers, to steady them and their sledges on the irregular ice-surfaces […]1853-1855, Elisha Kane, Arctic Explorations: the Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin
    Synonyms:
    crampon, creeper
  3. A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.

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Questions about clampers

What is clampers the plural of?
Clampers is the plural of clamper.

Words near clampers in the dictionary

  1. clampee
  2. clampees
  3. clamper
  4. clampered
  5. clampering
  6. clampers
  7. clamping
  8. clamping down on
  9. clamping off
  10. clampings
  11. Clampitt

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