"figure-of-eight" meaning in English

See figure-of-eight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} figure-of-eight (not comparable)
  1. (attributive) in the shape of an 8 (eight) Tags: attributive, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-figure-of-eight-en-adj-mXO13b6K

Noun

Forms: figure-of-eights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} figure-of-eight (plural figure-of-eights)
  1. alternative form of figure of eight Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: figure of eight
    Sense id: en-figure-of-eight-en-noun-bkCdw2pr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Inflected forms

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