Jumbo

  • 11jumbo — o jumbo jet /dʒumboˈdʒɛt, dʒamboˈdʒɛt, ingl. ˈdʒʌmbəud jɛt/ [dal nome Jumbo dato a un elefante portato a Londra da Barnum] s. m. inv. boeing (ingl.) …

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  • 12jumbo — jum bo (j[u^]m b[ o]), a. [From the name Jumbo, given to a very large elephant exhibited as part of P. T. Barnum s circus in 1882.] Very large. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13jumbo — ☆ jumbo [jum′bō ] n. pl. jumbos [< Gullah jamba, elephant; of Afr orig.: reinforced by BARNUM s P(hineas) T(aylor) use of it for his famous elephant, Jumbo] a very large person, animal, or thing adj. very large; larger than usual of its kind …

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  • 14jumbo — jum bo (j[u^]m b[ o]), n. Any object which is a very large example of its class. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15jumbo — (izg. džȁmbo) prid. DEFINICIJA v. džambo ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 16jumbo — has the plural form jumbos …

    Modern English usage

  • 17jumbo — [adj] gigantic colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, giant, huge, immense, large, mammoth, mighty, oversized, prodigious; concept 781 Ant. little, mini, miniature, small, tiny …

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  • 18jumbo — (del inglés; pronunciamos yumbo ) sustantivo masculino 1. Avión de gran tamaño para el transporte de viajeros: En los vuelos transatlánticos, la compañía ha puesto en servicio varios jumbos para la temporada alta …

    Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • 19Jumbo — Der Begriff Jumbo bezeichnet: Jumbo (Elefant), einen Elefanten (ca. 1860–1885) eine Dampflok der Baureihe 44 einen sechsachsigen Niederflurgelenkwagen B Jumbo der BLS AG den Stahlcontainer, innerhalb dessen am 16. Juli 1945 in New Mexico, USA,… …

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  • 20Jumbo —    Some animals have given their names to synonyms that are just as descriptive as words derived from an eponyrn. One that comes to mind quickly, and one that is used frequently, is Jumbo. It is, in the words of P. T. Barnum, who introduced the… …

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