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винтом

adverb
  • 1.

    with a screw, with a propeller

    Он закрепи́л по́лку винто́м.

    He fastened the shelf with a screw.

    Instrumental singular of 'винт' (screw; propeller), not a separate word.

  • 2.

    spirally, in a spiral, screw-shaped

    Ле́стница поднима́лась винто́м.

    The staircase rose in a spiral.

    Used as an adverbial complement.

Examples

Word familyвинтомPRO

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See also

  • винтscrew; propeller; screw thread; vint (Russian card game) 

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