köken: Inherited from Middle French escoutille, from Spanish escotilla, from Spanish escotar (“to make a neckline; cut something low”), probably from Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (skauts, “end; edge of a garment”), from Proto-Germanic *skautaz (“corner; wedge; lap”). Compare German Schoß (“lap; fold”), English sheet. More at sheet.
trapdoor, especially such opening downwards · pitfall · a dynamic speed bump; a speed bump that only activate if a vehicle is traveling above a certain speed
çekim: çoğul falluckor · tamlayan falluckas
köken: Compound of fall (“fall”) + lucka (“hatch”). First attested in 1732.
En fallucka i vägbanan stoppar fortkörare i Linköping. Nu har tekniken klarat två vintrar och närmare en miljon fordon.
Att falluckan nu installerats utanför skolan i Torslunda beror på att boende påpekat att det ofta körs väldigt fort längs den vägen.
limb (arm or leg in a human or an animal) · penis · inmate (in an institution)
çekim: çoğul lemmer · tamlayan lems
köken: From Old Danish lim, from Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish lem, English limb, Dutch leem.