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strap-on en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɾapɔn/ (Scotland)
  • (Northern-US) audio
  • /ˈstɹapɔn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈstɹæpɑn/ Northern US or with the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈstɹæpɔn/ Southern US, Midland US, without the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈstɹæpɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English strap Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English strap-on From strap + on.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) That can be attached using one or more straps.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a booster rocket, that is mounted on the outside of a launch vehicle (typically around the first stage) to provide an additional boost at lift-off, ultimately separating after the first few minutes of ascent.

strap-on en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɾapɔn/ (Scotland)
  • (Northern-US) audio
  • /ˈstɹapɔn/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈstɹæpɑn/ Northern US or with the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈstɹæpɔn/ Southern US, Midland US, without the cot–caught merger
  • /ˈstɹæpɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English strap Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on English strap-on From strap + on.

Meanings

  1. A strap-on booster.
    • As a standalone booster, according to Pentagon officials, it could be used to put the smaller reusable spaceplane into orbit. But its more innovative use will be as strap-ons for the larger shuttle. 1987 March, James Schefter, “The Other Shuttles”, in Popular Science, volume 230, number 3, →ISSN, page 76:
  2. (informal) An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo.
  3. (informal) Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”).
    • If you want a portable keyboard, a strap-on could be the answer. Strap-ons have been around since Billy Preston and Edgar Winter used to sling Univox electric pianos around their necks in the pre-MIDI days of the early ’70s. 1988, Helen Casabona, David Frederick, “Alternate Controllers”, in Brent Hurtig, editor, Advanced MIDI Applications: Computers, Time Codes, and Beyond (Keyboard Magazine Library for Electronic Musicians), Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Publishing, →ISBN, pages 34–35:

Forms

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Descendants

strap-on · strapon · στραπόν · страпо́н · страпо́н · Strap-on

Relateds

strap on a pair

Synonyms

keytar

Translations (16)

de Strap-on (artificial phallus) · es consolador con arnés (artificial phallus) · tr strapon (artificial phallus) · fr gode-ceinture (artificial phallus) · es cinturonga (artificial phallus) · sv strap-on (artificial phallus) · pl strap-on (artificial phallus) · mr स्ट्रॅप-ऑन (artificial phallus) · el στραπόν (artificial phallus) · is beltislimur (artificial phallus) · pt cintaralho (artificial phallus) · de Umschnalldildo (artificial phallus) · es arnés (artificial phallus) · es arnés pene (artificial phallus) · sv löskuk (artificial phallus) · es pene femenino (artificial phallus)