corkscrews

Noun

corkscrew (plural corkscrews)

1. An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
   • I opened the wine with a corkscrew.

   Synonyms:

   bottle screw, cork puller

2. The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
   • A bubble rising rapidly in water describes a spiral closely resembling a corkscrew.1898, Herbert Spencer, First Principles of a New System of Philosophy
3. A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
   • […] the immovable McCoy let fly his most miraculous punch of the evening, of his lives, a world-beater of a right corkscrew, a punch years in the windup […]2002, Darin Strauss, The Real McCoy, →ISBN, page 42
4. (amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
   • A corkscrew has a 90° turn just prior to the loop and a 90° turn just afterward.1987 September, Tim Cole, “Killer Coasters”, in Popular Mechanics, page 56

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