jackknifing

UK
/ˈdʒæk.naɪf.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʒæk.naɪf.ɪŋ/
jackknifingsubstantiv
jackknifings
Pl.
Übersetzungen
The truck experienced jackknifing on the icy road.
Грузовик испытал складывание на скользкой дороге.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
складывание грузовика
складывание ножа
Definitionen
The action or process of a vehicle, especially a truck with a trailer, skidding and forming an acute angle, resembling the shape of a folding pocket knife.
The icy roads increased the risk of jackknifing for the trucks on the highway.
The act or practice of bending sharply at the waist, especially in diving or gymnastics.
Her graceful jackknifing from the ten-metre platform impressed the judges.
jackknifinggerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈdʒækˌnaɪfɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʒækˌnaɪfɪŋ/
Definitionen
In the process of jackknifing, or tending to jackknife (said of a vehicle with a trailer).
Emergency crews cleared several jackknifing trucks from the icy interstate.
jackknifeverb

jackknifing

Gerundium

jackknifed
Präteritum
jackknifed
Partizip Perfekt
jackknifing
Gerundium
UK
/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/
US
/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/
Übersetzungen
The truck jackknifed on the icy road.
Грузовик сложился на скользкой дороге.
Definitionen
To bend or double over like a jackknife, especially in reference to a vehicle that folds at a hinge point, such as a trailer or articulated bus.
The truck jackknifed on the icy road, causing a major traffic jam.
To move in a sudden, jerky motion, often used to describe a person diving into water with their body bent at the waist.
He jackknifed off the diving board, creating a big splash in the pool.
jackknifesubstantiv
Definitionen
A folding pocketknife whose blade folds back into the handle.
He always carried a jackknife in his pocket for camping trips.
A dive in which the diver bends at the waist and then straightens out before entering the water.
She executed a perfect jackknife from the high diving board.
A type of truck accident where the trailer swings out to form a 90-degree angle with the cab.
The icy roads caused the truck to jackknife, blocking the entire highway.
jackknifeadjektiv
Definitionen
Relating to or involving a jackknife, especially the characteristic fold or a truck accident in which the trailer swings out at an angle.
Heavy snow led to several jackknife accidents on the interstate.