замыкающий
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- 1.
last man, rear man, tail-ender, person bringing up the rear
Замыка́ющий следи́л, что́бы никто́ не отстал.
The man bringing up the rear made sure nobody fell behind.
Used as a noun (from the participle of замыкать); common in hiking, marching and military contexts, also figuratively of the last in a ranking.
- 2.
closing, shutting, locking
Замыка́ющий цепь провод перегоре́л.
The wire closing the circuit burned out.
Present active participle of замыкать; in electrical contexts 'closing (a circuit)'.
Word familyзамыка́ниеPRO
- замыка́ниеshort circuit; closing
- замыкающийlast man; closing
Contributions
Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
