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auxiliary
[ awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh- ]
adjective
- additional; supplementary; reserve:
an auxiliary police force.
- used as a substitute or reserve in case of need:
The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.
Synonyms: , ,
- (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails:
an auxiliary yawl.
- giving support; serving as an aid; helpful:
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art.
noun
- a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, especially one composed of members' relatives:
The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization.
- auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
- Navy. a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport.
- Nautical. a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines.
auxiliary
/ -ˈzɪlə-; ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪ /
adjective
- secondary or supplementary
- supporting
- nautical (of a sailing vessel) having an engine
an auxiliary sloop
noun
- a person or thing that supports or supplements; subordinate or assistant
- nautical
- a sailing vessel with an engine
- the engine of such a vessel
- navy a vessel such as a tug, hospital ship, etc, not used for combat
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of auxiliary1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of auxiliary1
Example Sentences
We’re standing in an auxiliary workout room at Galen Center a few minutes after USC wrapped morning practice in late July.
The school plans for an after-school electric bus service to get students to River Park, but it won’t be an auxiliary lot for the upper school campus.
Originally used as an auxiliary power unit for a commercial airliner, it has been turned into a testbed for new fuels developed in a laboratory next door.
But the passage of state Senate Bill 972 two years ago created a potentially game-changing new category, the “auxiliary” grill cart.
Miles’ growing enthusiasm for agility coincided with a newfound sense of purpose in other aspects of his life, especially when he appointed himself to an auxiliary role in Longnecker’s riding lessons.
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