auxiliary
adjective
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L30001 on Wikidata ↗noun
- an organized group supplementing the military or law enforcement
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/ / /ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ɹi/ / /ɔːkˈsɪl-/
adj
Etymology: From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
- Helping; giving assistance or support.
“auxiliary troops”
- Supplementary or subsidiary.
- Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
- Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
- Relating to an auxiliary verb.
noun
Etymology: From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
- A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
“Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.”
“A drive to exploit the Highlands as a winter sports area, with all the necessary auxiliaries, such as chair lifts in the Cairngorms, shows increasing promise, […].”
- A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
- Ellipsis of auxiliary verb.
“The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per- fective Auxiliary have, the progressive Auxiliary be, and the passive Auxiliary be. Perfective have is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, perfec- tion) of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective -n participle, as in: (121) The referee has [_(VP) shown him the red card]”
- A marching band color guard.