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jack-knife
Verb
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
ナイフのように中央で折りたたむ / 交通事故などで、トレーラートラックをジャックナイフのように曲げさせる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does. / (colloquial) To cause a semi-trailer truck to fold like a jackknife in a traffic accident.
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jack-knife
The landing gear can jack-knife on icy runways, folding the nose of the plane sharply.
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The landing gear can jack-knife on icy runways, folding the nose of the plane sharply.
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