Definition of winding

(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : material (such as wire) wound or coiled about an object (such as an armature) also : a single turn of the wound material. 2a : the act of one that winds. b : the manner of winding something. 3 : a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress.

What is winding road or Hill?

A path through the woods that has plenty of bends and curves in it is winding, and a river that curls and meanders down to the sea is also winding. The Beatles song “The Long and Winding Road” describes a twisting, indirect road.

Is it windy or winding road?

When I need to use the word “windy” to mean curving, I use winding to avoid confusion. The winding roads were steep as opposed to the windy roads were steep so you don’t wonder if it was windy (too much wind) or windy (meaning curving).

What is a winding road called?

winding road; twisting road.

What is an example of winding?

They continued up a winding path toward the top of the lowest of the mountains. She stared at him, her insides winding into a tight ball. It moved silently and quickly down the winding road through the forest. Rhyn stayed in his form until they reached a narrow, winding set of stairs.

Why are winding road made on hills?

Mountainous roads are winding and gently sloping in order to reduce the effect of steepness which causes more downward gravitational pull to the vehicles on it. A steeper sloped road would slow the car down to a greater extent that an gently sloping one.

What causes winding?

Winding occurs due to a temporary paralysis (spasm) of the diaphragm muscle. It is often caused by a direct blow to the abdomen and/or chest, a fall on the back, or a fall on the buttocks. Although it can be briefly traumatic, often leading the athlete to panic or hysteria, the condition is of no real significance.

Why do we have winding roads on the hill?

Why are hill roads made to wind around hills? Ans. Hill roads are made to wind around hills because it is easier to climb along a winding road with a gentle slope than to climb a steep, straight road up a hill.

Is it winding windy?

As adjectives the difference between winding and windy

is that winding is twisting, turning or sinuous while windy is accompanied by wind or windy can be (of a path etc) having many bends; winding, twisting or tortuous.

What kind of word is winding?

Winding can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.

What do you call mountain roads?

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge.

What do you call a curved road?

Also called a serpentine curve, it is the reverse of a compound curve, and two simple curves bent in opposite directions are on opposite sides of the common tangent.

What are switchback roads?

countable noun. A switchback is a road which goes up a steep hill in a series of sharp bends, or a sharp bend in a road.

What are Zig Zag roads called?

These turns, also known as switchbacks, are named hairpin turn because its resemblance to a hairpin/bobby pin. They are often built when a route climbs up or down a steep slope.

What is sentence of winding?

There’s a special key for winding up this clock. 2. A winding lane led down towards the river. 3. In the beautiful park, there is a path winding along the lake.

What is the meaning of long and winding?

1 : tediously long in speaking or writing. 2 : not easily subject to loss of breath.

What is motor winding?

Motor windings are conductive wires wrapped around a magnetic core; they provide a path for current to flow to create then magnetic field to spin the rotor. Like any other part of the motor, the winding can fail.