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Meaning of crickets

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

crickets

Pronunciation:/ˈkɹɪkɪts/

noun

Definitions

  1. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

  2. A wooden footstool.

  3. A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.

  4. A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint or other projection.