vail
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to let sink; lower.
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Archaic. to take off or doff (one's hat), as in respect or submission.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
noun
verb (used with object)
verb
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to lower (something, such as a weapon), esp as a sign of deference or submission
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to remove (the hat, cap, etc) as a mark of respect or meekness
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vail1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English valen, vaile “to subside, sink,” shortened variant of avalen, awalen, availen (now obsolete), from Middle French avaler “to move down,” derived from the phrase a val “down” (literally, ”to the valley”), equivalent to a “to” (from Latin ad ) + val vale )
Origin of vail2
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English vailen, vaille, valen, shortened variant of avail
Origin of vail3
First recorded in 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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While the number of air passengers flying into nearby airports during ski season continued to rise at Vail, Aspen and Jackson Hole following the pandemic, they had flattened in Telluride.
Labor disputes aren’t uncommon in ski towns; patrollers at Utah’s Park City Mountain walked out a year earlier, but Vail Resorts kept it open.
Detractors argued Horning had allowed the resort to lag behind rivals like Vail and Jackson Hole.
Vail Resorts built the world’s largest ski company by revolutionizing how and when people pay to ski.
He’s also in contact with members of her medical team, as he trained Dr. Tom Hackett, a renowned orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., who works with Vonn to manage her knee health.
From Los Angeles Times
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