auxiliary
Use Auxiliary in a sentence
yə adjective
1.
additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force.
2.
used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.
3.
(of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl.
4.
giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art.
noun
5.
a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.
6.
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.
8.
auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
9.
Navy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport.
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Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting, aiding, helping, equivalent to auxili(um) aid, help (aux(us) increased, augmented (past participle of augēre: aug- increase + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix) + -ilium noun suffix) + -ārius -ary
1595–1605; < Latin auxiliārius assisting, aiding, helping, equivalent to auxili(um) aid, help (aux(us) increased, augmented (past participle of augēre: aug- increase + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix) + -ilium noun suffix) + -ārius -ary
Synonyms
2. backup, ancillary, secondary. 5. aide, ally, assistant; help.
2. backup, ancillary, secondary. 5. aide, ally, assistant; help.
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auxiliary (ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪ, -ˈzɪlə-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | secondary or supplementary |
| 2. | supporting |
| 3. | nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine: an auxiliary sloop |
| —n , -ries | |
| 4. | a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant |
| 5. | nautical |
| a. a sailing vessel with an engine | |
| b. the engine of such a vessel | |
| 6. | navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat |
| [C17: from Latin auxiliārius bringing aid, from auxilium help, from augēre to increase, enlarge, strengthen] | |
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Word Origin & History
auxiliary
c.1600, from L. auxiliaris "helpful," from auxilium "aid, help, support," related to auctus, pp. of augere "to increase" (see augment). Military noun meaning "foreign troops in service of a nation at war" is from c.1600.
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Medical Dictionary
auxiliary aux·il·ia·ry (ôg-zĭl'yə-rē, -zĭl'ə-rē)
adj.
Functioning in an augmenting capacity; supplementary.
Functioning as a subordinate; secondary.
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Example sentences
When auxiliary batteries were exhausted, the plant was without power to continue cooling reactor cores and spent fuel pools.
So auxiliary factories were called into production: home knitters.
This week British forces agreed to hand over control to a force of “auxiliary police” of dubious loyalty.
For major equipment, you may want to purchase auxiliary generators.
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