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bulbo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breakwater noun A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
  • bulb noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
  • chimney noun A vertical structure that carries smoke and fumes up and out of a building.

Senses

bulbo is used for these senses in English:

  • breakwater (nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
  • chimney The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.

breakwater — full definition

  1. noun A barrier built in or near a harbour to reduce the sea's force and give boats shelter.
  2. noun (nautical) A low wall across the front deck of a ship that directs incoming waves away into the drainage channels.
  3. noun A barrier, usually made of wood or concrete, set out from the shore to stop sand drifting along a coastline.

bulb — full definition

  1. noun The rounded glass part of an electric light that produces light when current passes through it.
  2. noun A rounded underground plant part, made of a short stem and layered fleshy leaves, from which a new plant grows.
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