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workhorsework‧horse /ˈwɜːkhɔːs $ ˈwɜːrkhɔːrs/ noun [countable] - Cunningham is the team's defensive workhorse.
- The Boeing 707 used to be the workhorse of air travel.
- But the real workhorse of the Galapagos operation was the tiny sub called the Alvin.
- He was also a great admirer of the weapon: The M60 was a real workhorse.
- Her strengths are her experienced pilots and her well-tested technology which make her a reliable workhorse.
- She wants to be known as a workhorse and not a clothes horse.
- The aircraft was the standard workhorse of Soviet medium-haul routes, a Tupolev 154 jet, six seats abreast.
- The microcomputer which is usually recognized as the part with the keyboard on top is the workhorse of the system.
- They are remarkably functional workhorses, two stroke, solid and very ugly.
a person, machine, or vehicle that does a lot of work, especially when it is hard or boring: The Hercules aircraft has been the workhorse of the air force for over 25 years. |