CASCABEL


Meaning of CASCABEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkas-kə-ˌbel ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, literally, small bell

Date: 1639

1. : a projection behind the breech of a muzzle-loading cannon

2. : a small hollow perforated spherical bell enclosing a loose pellet

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.