Meaning

3 senses
  1. One who wades.

  2. (in the plural)A waterproof boot that comes up to the hip, used by fishermen, etc.

    Watstiefel

    бахи́лаbaxíla, боло́тникbolótnik, бро́деньbródenʹ

  3. A long-legged bird associated with wetland or coastal environments.

    Watvogel

    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I doubt that those waders will last.

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  2. The shoreline and coastal wetlands provide critical feeding and resting habitat for shorebirds and waders.

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  3. Shorebirds and waders, such as sandpipers, plovers, avocets, herons and egrets, forage along wetlands and beaches of the sanctuary.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
boot:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
boot:
bird:

Forms

plural: waders
Singularwader
Pluralwaders

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food:wading bird

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwade

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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