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airt
(ârt)n. Scots
A cardinal point on the compass.
[Middle English art, from Scottish Gaelic aird, from Old Irish aird, point of the compass.]
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airt
(ɛət; Scottish ert) orairth
n
(Physical Geography) Scot a direction or point of the compass, esp the direction of the wind; quarter; region
[C14: from Scottish Gaelic aird point of the compass, height]
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airt
(ɛərt)also airth
(ɛərθ)n. Chiefly Scot.
1. a direction.
v.t. 2. to direct; guide.
[1400–50; < Scottish Gaelic àird point, quarter of the compass]
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Verb | 1. | airt - channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists" send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" sublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activities |
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