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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Definition of a donut

Is this sentence correct? Would you say the definition is correctly written?

A donut is when you rotate the car in a circular motion at a standstill.

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It's not great. This "X is when Y" style of definition is OK for informal conversation, but it's not really dictionary standard. "in a circular motion" doesn't seem to add anything more than "rotate".

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  • It's not great.
  • This "X is when Y" style of definition is OK for informal conversation, but it's not really dictionary standard.
  • "in a circular motion" doesn't seem to add anything more than "rotate".
  • Overall, the definition does not to me clearly describe the manoeuvre.
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It's not great. This "X is when Y" style of definition is OK for informal conversation, but it's not really dictionary standard. "in a circular motion" doesn't seem to add anything more than "rotate". Overall, the definition does not to me clearly describe the manoeuvre.
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Anonymousat a standstill.
Standstill means not moving at all.
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