"Fid" meaning in English

See Fid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Fid [canonical]
Etymology: From fid due to its shape. Etymology templates: {{wp|The +}} Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Fid
  1. A mountain peak in Graham Land, Antarctica.
    Sense id: en-Fid-en-name-KWGuGAZQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Fids [plural]
Etymology: From FIDS (“Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey”), a former name of the British Antarctic Survey. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fid (plural Fids)
  1. (Antarctica, slang) A British worker with the British Antarctic Survey. Tags: slang Derived forms: Fidlet
    Sense id: en-Fid-en-noun-de4nmUqn Categories (other): Antarctic English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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