单词	figure eight
释义	figure eight noun : something resembling the Arabic numeral eight in form or shape: such as a : a small knot see knot illustration b : an embroidery stitch c : a dance pattern d : a skater's figure called also figure-of-eight Example Sentences The skater traced a figure eight on the ice. Recent Examples on the Web This easy, 2-mile figure eight loop is accessible from the South Mountain Environmental Education Center at the Central Avenue entrance. Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2019 More complicated knots include the trefoil and the figure eight, in which the string crosses over and under itself some number of times before its ends join together. Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022 To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer’s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2021 The retrace figure eight is the most secure and efficient way to connect the end of a rope to a climbing harness. Chris Brinlee Jr., Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2016 Flying in figure eight patterns maximizes the kite’s pulling force and therefore energy yield. Aylin Woodward And, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 Make sure there is sufficient slack in the working end of the rope, then tie an overhand on a bight (a curved section of the rope) or a figure eight on a bight, and clip it to the standing end of the rope with a carabiner. Ari Schneider, Outside Online, 8 June 2020 The motif—which is shaped somewhat like an elongated figure eight—was first noticed by Robert Duman, the son-in-law of Emilie Hermès, while on vacation by the sea. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2021 Chamberlain portrays the efforts as a figure eight, in which each sector supports one another. Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1748, in the meaning defined above
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