verb🔗ShareAcorralar (la policía)(of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area."The police were kettling the protesters in the park, preventing them from leaving. "La policía estaba acorralando a los manifestantes en el parque, impidiéndoles salir.policegovernmentlawpoliticsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcorralamientoA crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group."The police used kettling to contain the protestors in the park after the march turned violent. "La policía utilizó el acorralamiento para contener a los manifestantes en el parque después de que la marcha se volviera violenta.policegovernmentpoliticslawactiongroupsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcumulación de agua en el intercambiador de calorThe situation where water gets trapped in the heat exchanger of a boiler (e.g. due to limescale build-up), resulting in knocking sounds as it turns into expanding steam."The loud kettling from the boiler this morning woke up the whole family; we need to call a plumber to check for limescale. "La fuerte acumulación de agua en el intercambiador de calor de la caldera esta mañana despertó a toda la familia; necesitamos llamar a un fontanero para que revise la cal.utilitytechnologysoundbuildingmachineenergytechnicalsystemdeviceprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
