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strander

strander noun: a machine that combines thread (strands) into a cable.

Noun

strander (plural stranders)

  1. a machine that combines thread (strands) into a cable
  2. a steelworker whose job is to guide bar stock from one milling machine to the next in a multi-step milling process

Forms of strander

pluralstranders

Origin of strander

From strand + -er.

Questions about strander

What does strander mean?
Strander means a machine that combines thread (strands) into a cable.
What part of speech is strander?
Strander is a noun.
What is the plural of strander?
The plural of strander is stranders.

Words near strander in the dictionary

  1. Strandbergs
  2. stranded
  3. strandedness
  4. strandee
  5. strandees
  6. strander
  7. stranders
  8. strandflat
  9. strandflats
  10. stranding
  11. strandings

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