Meaning of the word coil in English

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coil

US /kɔɪl/

UK /kɔɪl/

a length of something wound or arranged in a spiral or sequence of rings.

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a coil of rope

arrange or wind (something long and flexible) in a joined sequence of concentric circles or rings.

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he began to coil up the heavy ropes

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