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immobiliser

immobiliser noun: a splint.

Noun

immobiliser (plural immobilisers)

  1. A splint.
  2. An electronic security device fitted to an automobile that prevents the engine from running unless the correct key (or other token) is present.
  3. A fairy chess piece that cannot capture other pieces but instead prevents adjacent pieces from moving.

Forms of immobiliser

pluralimmobilisers
alternative formimmobilizer

Origin of immobiliser

From immobilise + -er.

Questions about immobiliser

What does immobiliser mean?
Immobiliser means a splint.
What part of speech is immobiliser?
Immobiliser is a noun.
What is the plural of immobiliser?
The plural of immobiliser is immobilisers.

Words near immobiliser in the dictionary

  1. immobilisates
  2. immobilisation
  3. immobilisations
  4. immobilise
  5. immobilised
  6. immobiliser
  7. immobilisers
  8. immobilises
  9. immobilising
  10. immobilism
  11. immobilisms

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