English Dictionary

toggle

/ˈtɒɡ.əl/

noun

(nautical) A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.

The sailor used a toggle to secure the rope.

意味（1）

(nautical) A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.

意味（2）

(in particular, fashion) A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.

意味（3）

A toggle switch.

意味（4）

An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.

意味（5）

A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.

意味（6）

(skydiving) A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.