Stringers

Word STRINGERS
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Definitions and meanings of "Stringers"

What do we mean by stringers?

Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

Someone who strings someone along.

A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.

The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.

A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.

A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.

A person who plays on a particular string.

Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.

(1800s) A hard-hit ball.

A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.

A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.

A libertine; a wencher.

A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.

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The word "stringers" in example sentences

From information that we obtained, we believe they are what you call stringers from New York City. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Sometimes, we have what they call stringers that we don't pay directly, but they get paid, you know, so much per day. ❋ Unknown (2000)

"Mosi and I spent a lot of time playing special teams, so for our sons to be first-stringers is kind of neat," Don Hasselbeck said by phone from his office in Waltham, Mass., where he heads East Coast footwear sales for Reebok. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Hudson's vocals are still quite striking, but the rest of the lineup consisted of journeyman studio musicians and MGM label stringers, and the tenor of the music is far removed from the commercial-leaning psych pop the band had churned out on their previous records. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Engineers are trying to figure out why a pair of "stringers" -- 21-foot-long 6.5 meter ❋ Unknown (2010)

And they're only called stringers because they're not working full-time for an organization, but they are still journalists over an incentive to actually work as journalists. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Resting upon the stringers was a sizable spruce log which had been squared and marked with parallel chalk - lines and into which a whip-saw had eaten for several feet. ❋ Rex Ellingwood Beach (1913)

The only thing that made them dig deeper and look at the stringers was the fact that a piece of foam was dislodged by the cracked stringer. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Technicians at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. are making modifications to support beams, called stringers, around the midsection of the orbiter's fuel tank. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Voice of America's local contributors, called stringers, are mostly villagers who may hold second jobs in schools or shops or do similar work for the Pakistani news media; they are often attracted to the American-financed services because the pay is relatively high. ❋ By DECLAN WALSH (2012)

The cracks were found on support beams, called stringers, on the tank. ❋ Unknown (2011)

NASA engineers have been working since November to figure out why cracks were emerging on the 22-foot-long U-shaped aluminum brackets, called stringers, on the shuttle's external fuel tank. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Boeing said Friday it is inspecting all the fuselages of its new 747-8 jumbo jets after a supplier reported that the structural rods that stiffen the skin, called stringers, were ❋ Unknown (2010)

Boeing said Friday it is inspecting all the fuselages of its new 747-8 jumbo jets after a supplier reported that the structural rods that stiffen the skin, called stringers, were machined too thin and could be prone to cracking under heavy loads. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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