Bombage — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buckling noun The structural failure of a material or beam that bends, bulges, or kinks under pressure instead of holding straight, often just before it collapses.
Senses
Bombage is used for these senses in English:
- buckling The action of giving in (slightly) to pressure or stress by developing a bulge, bending or kinking (with the eventual risk of collapsing).
buckling — full definition
- noun The structural failure of a material or beam that bends, bulges, or kinks under pressure instead of holding straight, often just before it collapses.
- noun The act of fastening something with a buckle.
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