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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinateadjective

    in the shape of a coil

Wikipedia

  1. Coiling

    A coiling or coil is a curve, helix, or spiral used for storing rope or cable in compact and reliable yet easily attainable form. They are often discussed with knots. Rope are often coiled and hung up in lofts for storage. They are also hung over stakes in farm wagons and on hooks in moving vans, fire apparatus and linesmen's repair trucks. For such active storage coils must be well made.

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  1. coiling

    Coiling is the process or act of winding or twisting into a series of circular rings or spiral shape, typically used to describe the pattern or movement in certain objects, organisms, or structures. It can also refer to the arrangement or formation of something in a coiled state. The term is often used in various fields such as biology, physics, and manufacturing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coiling

    of Coil

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. coiling

    A sort of serpentine winding of a cable or other rope, that it may occupy a small space in the ship. Each of the windings of this sort is called a fake, and one range of fakes upon the same line is called a tier. There are generally from five to seven fakes in a tier, and three or four tiers in the whole length of the cable. The smaller ropes employed about the sails are coiled upon cleats at sea, to prevent their being entangled.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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