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(of a vessel) required to yield to a vessel having the right of way. Compare privileged (def. 5).
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Burdened
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
1.
that which is carried; load: a horse's burden of rider and pack.
2.
that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership.
3.
4.
Mining. overburden (def. 3).
5.
EXPANDMetallurgy. the minerals charged into a blast furnace or steelmaking furnace.
verb (used with object)
7.
to load heavily.
8.
to load oppressively; trouble.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, variant of burthen, Old English byrthen; akin to German Bürde, Gothic baurthei; see bear1
before 1000; Middle English, variant of burthen, Old English byrthen; akin to German Bürde, Gothic baurthei; see bear1
Related forms
bur·den·er, noun
bur·den·less, adjective
Synonyms
1. See load. 2. weight, encumbrance, impediment. 8. weigh down, saddle, try, afflict, perturb, plague, grieve, vex.
1. See load. 2. weight, encumbrance, impediment. 8. weigh down, saddle, try, afflict, perturb, plague, grieve, vex.
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burden
"leading idea," 1640s, from earlier sense "refrain or chorus of a song," 1590s, originally "bass accompaniment to music" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. bordon "bumble-bee, drone," or directly from M.L. burdonom "drone, drone bass" (cf. Fr. bourdon, Sp. bordon, Port. bordão, It. bordone), of echoic origin.
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