save-all

A noun with multiple meanings: a container for collecting waste materials for reuse; a sail designed to capture wind that escapes from a larger sail; or a safety net placed between a ship and a pier during loading operations.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com vários sentidos: recipiente para recolher resíduos ou sobras para reutilização; vela adicional destinada a captar o vento que escapa de uma vela maior; ou rede de proteção colocada entre o navio e o cais durante operações de carga e descarga.

1. Receptacle for waste C1 formal

   A container or device used to catch leftover or waste materials so they can be reused or recycled.

   • The factory installed a save-all to collect metal shavings for recycling.
   • In the old workshop, a save-all was placed under the lathe to catch oil drips.
   • The kitchen used a save-all to gather vegetable scraps for compost.

   🇵🇹Recipiente para resíduos

2. Sail for wind capture C2 formal

   A small sail set to catch wind that escapes from a larger sail, improving efficiency.

   • The crew rigged a save-all to capture the wind spilling from the mainsail.
   • During light winds, the save-all helped the ship maintain speed.
   • The old schooner had a save-all attached to the mainmast.

   🇵🇹Vela auxiliar

3. Net for loading ships C2 formal

   A net suspended between a ship and the pier to catch any cargo that falls during loading or unloading.

   • The dockworkers hung a save-all between the ship and the dock to prevent losses.
   • A save-all was used to catch any dropped crates during the loading process.
   • The safety inspector checked the save-all before the cargo operation began.

   🇵🇹Rede de salvamento

• save-alls plural form
• save-alls' possessive plural form
• save-all's possessive singular form