tight coil

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a series of rings that are wound closely together

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Examples (10)

  • The snake waited patiently in a tight coil, ready to strike.
  • He wound the extension cord into a tight coil before storing it.
  • She styled her hair into a tight coil on top of her head for the ballet performance.
  • Inside the watch, a tiny spring was wound into a tight coil.
  • A tight coil of tension formed in his stomach as he waited for the news.
  • The mountaineer checked that his rope was secured in a tight coil.
  • Each mattress spring is a precisely engineered tight coil of wire.
  • The sculptor represented the serpent as a large, tight coil of bronze.
  • After the storm, we found a tight coil of fallen power line on the road.
  • To make the craft, you must first form the yarn into a tight coil.