cox

kɒks

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Definition of cox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rowing

TECH.

person steering and commanding a racing boat

TECH.

The cox led the team to victory.

coxswain

steersman

Verb

tr.

sports

TECH.

steer and direct rowers in a racing boat

TECH.

He coxed the crew to victory last season.

guide

navigate

steer

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Origin of cox

Old English, cocc (rooster)

Terms with cox included in their meaning

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acid halide

organic chemistry

organic compound with -COX group where X is a halogen

rofecoxib

painkiller drug

cox-2 inhibitor painkiller withdrawn for causing heart problems

valdecoxib

medical

Cox-2 inhibitor that reduces pain and inflammation

Examples of cox in a sentence

As the cox, he kept the rowers in sync.
The team needed someone to cox during the regatta.
She learned to cox at the summer camp.

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French:barreur, diriger, ...
German:Cox, steuern, ...
Italian:timoniere, guidare, ...
Spanish:timonel, dirigir, ...
Portuguese:timoneiro, dirigir, ...
Chinese:舵手, 掌舵, ...
Japanese:コックス, 操縦する, ...
Arabic:قائد الدفة, قَادَ, ...
Hebrew:קוֹקְס, לְהַכְוִין, ...
Russian:кок, руководить, ...
Ukrainian:керманич, керувати, ...
Hindi:कॉक्स, मार्गदर्शन करना, ...
Bengali:কক্স, নির্দেশ করা, ...
Catalan:timoner, dirigir, ...
Czech:kormidelník, kormidlovat, ...
Danish:styrmand, styre, ...
Dutch:cox, sturen, ...
Greek:πηδαλιούχος, καθοδηγώ, ...
Hungarian:kormányos, kormányozni, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបញ្ជាចង្កូត និងដឹកនាំទូកប្រណាំងចែវ, ធ្វើជាអ្នកបញ្ជា និងដឹកនាំក្រុមអ្នកចែវទូកក្នុងទូកប្រណាំង, ...
Korean:키잡이, 조종하다, ...
Persian:فرمانده, هدایت کرد, ...
Polish:sternik, sterować, ...
Portuguese (BR):timoneiro, comandar, ...
Romanian:timonaș, a conduce, ...
Swedish:styrman, styra, ...
Thai:คนบังคับเรือ, บังคับเรือ, ...
Turkish:dümenci, yönlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:người lái thuyền, lái, ...

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