English Explanatory Dictionary

underrunner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lower of a pair of grinding millstones.
  2. An additional runner added to the bottom of a sledge to protect the main runners in harsh conditions.
  3. A runner (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move) designed to be inserted underneath the item to be moved.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underrunner.wav

Word forms

underrunner underrunners

Etymology

From under- + runner.

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