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cunningham

UK/ˈkʌnɪŋəm/

cunningham noun: a downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.

Noun

cunningham (plural cunninghams)

  1. A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
    • First route the cunningham through the fairlead, then the cam cleat. Tie a figure 8 knot seated close to the cam cleat.(Can we date this quote?), “Laser Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 1

Proper noun capitalized: Cunningham

Cunningham (countable and uncountable, plural Cunninghams)

  1. A Scottish habitational surname and clan.
  2. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia
  3. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, southern Queensland, Australia.
  4. A locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia.
  6. A township in Champaign County, Illinois.
  7. A minor city in Kingman County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Carlisle County, Kentucky.
  9. An unincorporated community in Chariton County, Missouri.
  10. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Obion County, Tennessee.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Washington.
  5. An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.

cunningham meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

cunningham in Hindi

कनिंगहैम, कनिंगहम

cunningham in Tamil

கின்னிங்ஹாம், கனிங்ஹாம், கானிங்ஹாம்

cunningham in Marathi

कन्निंगहॅम, कनिंगहॅम, कॅनिन्गहॅम

cunningham in Urdu

کننگھم, کاننگھم, کیننگھم
More languagesFewer languages
cunningham in Bengali
কানিংহাম, কানিংহ্যাম
cunningham in Telugu
కన్నింగ్హామ్, కనింగ్హామ్
cunningham in Malayalam
കന്നിങ്ഹാം, കനിങ്ഹാം
cunningham in Kannada
ಕನ್ನಿಂಗ್ಹ್ಯಾಮ್
cunningham in Punjabi
ਕੈਨਿੰਘਮ, ਕੰਨਿੰਘਮ, ਕੰਨਿੰਗਹੈਮ
cunningham in Gujarati
કનિંગહામ, કનિન્ગહામ
cunningham in Odia
କନିଙ୍ଗହାମ୍, କନିଂହାମ୍
cunningham in Nepali
कनिङहम, कनिङ्घम

Forms of cunningham

Noun
pluralcunninghams
Proper noun
pluralCunninghams

Origin of cunningham

Named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham.

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

Words formed from cunningham

Phrases with cunningham

Questions about cunningham

What does cunningham mean?
Cunningham means a downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
What is cunningham in Hindi?
Cunningham in Hindi is कनिंगहैम, कनिंगहम. See Cunningham meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cunningham?
Cunningham can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cunningham?
Cunningham is pronounced /ˈkʌnɪŋəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of cunningham?
The plural of cunningham is cunninghams.

Words near cunningham in the dictionary

  1. cunning woman
  2. cunning women
  3. Cunningar
  4. cunninger
  5. cunningest
  6. cunningham
  7. Cunningham acre
  8. Cunningham acres
  9. Cunningham chain
  10. Cunningham chains
  11. Cunningham's Law

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cunningham (page history and authors); Cunningham (page history and authors); cunningham (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cunningham (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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