οβίδα — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
οβίδα is used for these senses in English:
- bombshell (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
- shell (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
bombshell — full definition
- noun A piece of news that is shocking or sensational.
- noun Informal term for an especially attractive person.
shell — full definition
- noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
- noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
- noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
- noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
- verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.