HAMMERHEAD


Meaning of HAMMERHEAD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈha-mər-ˌhed ]

noun

Date: 1562

1. : the striking part of a hammer

2. : blockhead

3. : any of a family (Sphyrnidae) of active voracious medium-sized sharks that have the eyes at the ends of lateral extensions of the flattened head — see shark illustration

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