MOLE


Meaning of MOLE in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian molo, from Late Greek m ō los, from Latin moles, literally, mass, exertion; akin to Greek m ō los exertion

Date: circa 1548

1 : a massive work formed of masonry and large stones or earth laid in the sea as a pier or breakwater

2 : the harbor formed by a mole

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