NOUN
- a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
- a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number eight
How To Use figure of eight In A Sentence
- Figure of Eight racing is not for faint-hearted drivers or spectators, but it provides some of the most thrilling racing on the short circuit scene.
- When hovering, each complete beat of the wing describes a figure of eight.
- Then bend your elbows and twist your knees in a figure of eight movement. The Sun
- She skated a perfect figure of eight.
- Then bend your elbows and twist your knees in a figure of eight movement. The Sun
- At the top of the gorge (which we would have been hard pushed to find at all on our own) we were shown the following method of clipping into a figure of eight descendeur without chancing dropping it.
- We ran a figure of eight around the camp, past mountains and a plane wreck. Times, Sunday Times
- It took four years and over £1m to build the Midland, its six storeys arranged in a figure of eight around two wells, allowing as much natural light to the interior as possible.
- An alternative method of tying off rope coils using a separate figure of eight tied into the harness.
- We ran a figure of eight around the camp, past mountains and a plane wreck. Times, Sunday Times
