Shroud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃɹˈaʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃɹˈaʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃɹˈaʊd/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃɹˈaʊd/.

Examples

The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
Mist shrouded the castle
shroud the corpses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

winding-clothes enshroud tack hide cover pall cerement sheet weather sheet winding-sheet mainsheet

Parts of Speech

noun	a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
noun	(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
noun	burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
verb	cover as if with a shroud “The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery”
verb	form a cover like a shroud “Mist shrouded the castle”
verb	wrap in a shroud “shroud the corpses”

Word Forms

tack	verb	turn into the wind
pall	verb	cover with a pall
shroud	verb	form a cover like a shroud
shroud	noun	burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leichentuch

eine Leine, die das Gurtzeug an der Kappe eines Fallschirms aufhängt

🇫🇷French

envelopper

une ligne qui suspend le harnais à la voilure d'un parachute

🇪🇸Spanish

sudario

una línea que suspende el arnés de la capota de un paracaídas

🇮🇹Italian

sudario

una linea che sospende l'imbracatura alla calotta di un paracadute

🇳🇱Dutch

lijkwade

een lijn waarmee het harnas aan de kap van een parachute wordt opgehangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mortalha

uma linha que suspende o arnês na cobertura de um pára-quedas

🇷🇺Russian

саван

трос, подвешивающий ремни безопасности к куполу парашюта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कफ़न

एक रेखा जो पैराशूट की छत्रछाया से हार्नेस को लटकाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

কাফন

একটি লাইন যা প্যারাসুটের ছাউনি থেকে জোতাকে স্থগিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்வை

ஒரு பாராசூட்டின் விதானத்திலிருந்து சேணத்தை இடைநிறுத்தும் ஒரு கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

కవచం

పారాచూట్ యొక్క పందిరి నుండి జీనును నిలిపివేసే పంక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

आच्छादन

पॅराशूटच्या छतातून हार्नेस निलंबित करणारी एक ओळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

કફન

એક રેખા જે પેરાશૂટની છત્રમાંથી હાર્નેસને સસ્પેન્ડ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಣದ

ಧುಮುಕುಕೊಡೆಯ ಮೇಲಾವರಣದಿಂದ ಸರಂಜಾಮುಗಳನ್ನು ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಸಾಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവരണം

ഒരു പാരച്യൂട്ടിൻ്റെ മേലാപ്പിൽ നിന്ന് ഹാർനെസ് താൽക്കാലികമായി നിർത്തുന്ന ഒരു ലൈൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਫ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਜੋ ਪੈਰਾਸ਼ੂਟ ਦੀ ਛਤਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਹਾਰਨੈੱਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کفن

ایک لائن جو پیراشوٹ کی چھتری سے ہارنس کو معطل کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裹尸布

将安全带悬挂在降落伞顶篷上的绳索

🇯🇵Japanese

シュラウド

パラシュートの天蓋からハーネスを吊り下げるライン

🇰🇷Korean

측판

낙하산 캐노피에 하네스를 매달아 두는 줄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tấm vải liệm

một dây treo dây nịt từ tán dù

🇹🇭Thai

ผ้าห่อศพ

เส้นที่แขวนบังเหียนจากหลังคาของร่มชูชีพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kain kafan

garis yang menggantungkan tali pengaman dari kanopi parasut

🇵🇭Filipino

saplot

isang linya na sinuspinde ang harness mula sa canopy ng isang parasyut

🇲🇾Malay

kain kafan

garisan yang menggantung abah-abah dari kanopi payung terjun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كفن

الخط الذي يعلق الحزام من مظلة المظلة

🇮🇷Persian

کفن کردن

خطی که مهار را از سایبان چتر نجات آویزان می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kefen

koşum takımını paraşütün kanopisinden asan bir çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַכרִיך

קו התולה את הרתמה מחופת המצנח

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The primary meaning of 'shroud' is 'a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute'.

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Using 'shroud' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shroud' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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