English word origin

Etymology of Fid

From FIDS (“Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey”), a former name of the British Antarctic Survey.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A British worker with the British Antarctic Survey.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From FIDS (“Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey”), a former name of the British Antarctic Survey.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A mountain peak in Graham Land, Antarctica.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From fid due to its shape.

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Machine-source provenance

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