Zielkugel — meaning in English

English meaning

• jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.

Senses

Zielkugel is used for these senses in English:

• jack (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball. [from 17th c.]
• jack-ball A ball used in boules.

jack — full definition

1. noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
2. noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
3. noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
4. noun Informal: money.
5. verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.

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