palanqueta — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
palanqueta is used for these senses in English:
- bar shot (military, historical) A double-headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a ball or half ball at each end; formerly used for destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.
- cereal bar A snack composed of some form of breakfast cereal that has been compressed into a bar shape and is held together with some form of edible adhesive.
- crowbar An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
- jimmy (informal) A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism.
crowbar — full definition
- noun A steel bar, usually with a curved, flattened end, used as a lever to pry things apart or force them open.
- verb To force open or move using a crowbar, or by similar forceful means.
Jimmy — full definition
- verb To force open, especially a lock or window, using a crowbar or similar tool.
- noun A short crowbar used by burglars to pry open doors or windows.
- noun Small rod-shaped sprinkles used to decorate ice cream or baked goods (mainly US regional usage).