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jackknifing

/ˈdʒæk.naɪf.ɪŋ/

jackknifingnoun

jackknifings

Translations

складывание

The truck experienced jackknifing on the icy road.

Грузовик испытал складывание на скользкой дороге.

Additional translations

складывание грузовика

складывание ножа

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

jackknifinggerund / present participle

/ˈdʒækˌnaɪfɪŋ/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

bending sharply

jackknifeverb

jackknifing

Gerund

jackknifed

Past Simple

jackknifed

Past Participle

jackknifing

Gerund

/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/

Translations

складываться

The truck jackknifed on the icy road.

Грузовик сложился на скользкой дороге.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

jackknifenoun

Definitions

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.

jackknifeadjective

Definitions

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.