TAIL-END CHARLIE

Meaning of TAIL-END CHARLIE in English

informal

a crew member of a bomber aircraft who operates a gun from a rear compartment.

→ tail end

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TAIL-END CHARLIE — [Slang], the thunderstorm at the southernmost end of a squall line or other line or band of thunderstorms. Since low-level …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
TAIL-END CHARLIE — [Slang], the thunderstorm at the southernmost end of a squall line or other line or band of thunderstorms. Since low-level …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
CHARLIE — I. Etymology: from the name ~ Date: 1946 — a communications code word for the letter c II. noun Etymology: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHARLIE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Barnet Charlie Chaplin Charlie Christian Charlie Parker Charlie Bonnie Prince Charlie
Английский словарь Британика
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
END — I. ˈend noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ende, from Old English; akin to Old High German enti end, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARLIE — ˈchärlē, -ȧlē, -li Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from the name Charlie — a communications code word for the letter c
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARLIE — (n.) As a proper name, a fox; -- so called in fables and familiar literature.
Английский словарь Webster
CHARLIE — (n.) A short, pointed beard, like that worn by Charles I.
Английский словарь Webster
CHARLIE — (n.) A night watchman; -- an old name.
Английский словарь Webster
CHARLIE — (n.) A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles.
Английский словарь Webster
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
END — end 1 — ender , n. /end/ , n. 1. the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARLIE — /chahr"lee/ , n. 1. a word used in communications to represent the letter C. 2. Mil. Slang. Charley. 3. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARLIE — n. (British Slang) idiot, foolish person; cocaine
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHARLIE — n. male first name (form of Charles); North Vietnamese troops or Vietcong soldiers (nickname used by American soldiers during the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHARLIE — I. ˈchär-lē Etymology: from the name Charlie Date: 1946 — a communications code word for the letter c II. noun …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHARLIE — also char·ley ˈchär-lē Usage: often capitalized Etymology: from the name Charlie Date: circa 1946 British : fool
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
CHARLIE — add. ·noun a night watchman; an old name. 2. charlie ·add. ·noun a familiar nickname or substitute for charles. …
Webster English vocab
CHARLIE
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHARLIE — [char.lie] also char.ley n, often cap [fr. the name Charlie] (ca. 1946) Brit: fool Char.lie [fr. the name Charlie] (1946)--a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHARLIE — Charlie, c~ BrE AmE ˈtʃɑːl i AmE ˈtʃɑːrl i ▷ Charlie|s, \~'s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
END
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHARLIE — / ˈtʃɑːli; NAmE ˈtʃɑːrli/ noun ( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a silly person : You must have felt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
END — I. end 1 S1 W1 /end/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ end , ↑ ending ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHARLIE — char ‧ lie /ˈtʃɑːli $ ˈtʃɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English spoken [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: From the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
END — n. & v. --n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHARLIE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
END — n. & v. n. 1 a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHARLIE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
END — n. & v. --n. 1. a the extreme limit; the point beyond which a thing does not continue. b an …
Oxford English vocab
CHARLIE
Oxford English vocab
TAIL — ( tails, tailing, tailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
END — ( ends, ending, ended) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The end …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
END
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
END — (LAST POINT) [noun] [C] - the point in space or time beyond which something no longer exists, or a part …
Cambridge English vocab
CHARLIE — [noun] [C] [UK dated] [informal] - a foolish personHe looked a proper/real charlie in that hat!He's a right Charlie.
Cambridge English vocab
CHARLIE — n. Barnet Charlie Chaplin Charlie Christian Charlie Parker Charlie Bonnie Prince Charlie
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Slang English vocab
END — INDEX: 1. the last part of an event or period of time 2. the last part of a book, film, …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAIL
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
END — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE'S WITS' END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR …
Словарь английских идиом
END — I verb 1 BAD : The film was ended at eight-thirty. GOOD : The film ended at eight-thirty. ◆◆◆ The …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TAIL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
END — конец, окончание - happy * счастливый конец; счастливая развязка - to put an * to smth. положить конец чему-либо, покончить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARLIE — I = Charley I II = Charley II (американизм) буква "С", третий (в радиосообщениях) (сленг) простак; простофиля; "лопух" (американизм) (сленг) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARLIE — I = Charley I II = Charley II (американизм) буква "С", третий (в радиосообщениях) (сленг) простак; простофиля; "лопух" (американизм) (сленг) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAIL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
END — end.ogg 1. end n _I 1. конец, окончание happy end - счастливый /благополучный/ конец; счастливая развязка to put /to set/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHARLIE — n 1. = Charley 1 2. = Charley 5 и 6 3. амер. сл. ( тж. Mister Charlie) 1> белый …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAIL — I 1) хвост; хвостовая часть; конец 2) мн. ч. хвосты, отходы обогащения 3) сварка хвост полки 4) заделанный конец ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
END — 1) конец, окончание, завершение || кончать(ся); заканчивать(ся); завершать(ся) || концевой, конечный 2) край, оконечность; концевая часть; наконечник 3) торец, торцевая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TAIL — I 1) хвост; хвостовая часть; конец 2) мн. ч. хвосты, отходы обогащения 3) сварка хвост полки 4) заделанный конец (элемента конструкции) || заделывать конец …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
END — 1) конец, окончание, завершение || кончать(ся); заканчивать(ся); завершать(ся) || концевой, конечный 2) край, оконечность; концевая часть; наконечник 3) торец, торцевая поверхность; торцевая …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Concise Oxford English vocab

← TAIL SOMETHING IN/INTO TAIL-OFF→