OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20052

coil

/kɔɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
espiral • hélice
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
The wild grapevines that twisted their coils or tendrils from tree to tree.
the sinuous coils of a snake
arrollamiento • bobina • bobinado • carrete • devanado • serpentino
A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 20053

coil

/kɔɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
enrollar
To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.