neutral
/ˈnuː.tɹəl/ noun C2- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A neutral hue.
- The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism. · Put it in neutral, and we'll push it out of the garage.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
Plural neutrals
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It was necessary to find some neutral ground on which an exchange could be made, and then to try and land these goods on the coast of France.
Nothing then was altered in the plan, and orders were given to get under weigh next night, and, wind and weather permitting, to make the neutral island by the following day.
There could not have been a greater contrast between brother and sister, for Stapleton was neutral tinted, with light hair and grey eyes, while she was darker than any brunette whom I have seen in England—slim, elegant, and tall.
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