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auxiliary
[ awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh- ]
adjective
- additional; supplementary; reserve:
an auxiliary police force.
- used as a substitute or reserve in case of need:
The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.
Synonyms: , ,
- (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails:
an auxiliary yawl.
- giving support; serving as an aid; helpful:
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art.
noun
- a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, especially one composed of members' relatives:
The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization.
- auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
- Navy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport.
- Nautical. a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines.
auxiliary
/ -ˈzɪlÉ™-; É”ËɡˈzɪljÉ™rɪ /
adjective
- secondary or supplementary
- supporting
- nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine
an auxiliary sloop
noun
- a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant
- nautical
- a sailing vessel with an engine
- the engine of such a vessel
- navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of auxiliary1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of auxiliary1
Example Sentences
We’re standing in an auxiliary workout room at Galen Center a few minutes after USC wrapped morning practice in late July.
The school plans for an after-school electric bus service to get students to River Park, but it won’t be an auxiliary lot for the upper school campus.
Originally used as an auxiliary power unit for a commercial airliner, it has been turned into a testbed for new fuels developed in a laboratory next door.
But the passage of state Senate Bill 972 two years ago created a potentially game-changing new category, the “auxiliary†grill cart.
Miles’ growing enthusiasm for agility coincided with a newfound sense of purpose in other aspects of his life, especially when he appointed himself to an auxiliary role in Longnecker’s riding lessons.
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