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    aux·il·ia·ry
    [ôɡˈzilyərē, ôɡˈzil(ə)rē]
    noun
    auxiliaries (plural noun)
    1. a person or thing providing supplementary or additional help and support:
      "a nursing auxiliary" · "there are two main fuel tanks and two auxiliaries"
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        a group of volunteers giving supplementary support to an organization or institution:
        "members of the Volunteer Fire Department's women's auxiliary"
      • (auxiliaries)
        troops engaged in the service of a nation at war but not part of the regular army, and often of foreign origin.
      • grammar
        an auxiliary verb.
      • a naval vessel with a supporting role, not armed for combat.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium ‘help’.
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    noun
    1. a person or thing providing supplementary or additional help and support:
      assistant
      helper
      aide
     
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    n. pl. aux·il·ia·ries 1. An individual or group that assists or functions in a supporting capacity: a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.

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    Auxiliary is used in a wide range of capacities in English to describe a person or thing that assists another. A fire department may bring in auxiliary units, for example, to battle a tough blaze, or a sailboat may be equipped with auxiliary engines to supply propulsion when the wind disappears.

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    adjective additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force. used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout. (of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl.

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    Meaning of auxiliary in English auxiliary adjective uk / ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ri / us / ɑːɡˈzɪl.i.er.i / Add to word list giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing: auxiliary staff / nurses

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    auxiliaries / (ɔːɡˈzɪljərɪz, -ˈzɪlə-) / pl n foreign or allied troops serving another nation; mercenaries

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    AUXILIARY meaning: available to provide extra help, power, etc., when it is needed

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