JUGGERNAUT


Meaning of JUGGERNAUT in English

/ ˈdʒʌgənɔːt; NAmE -gərn-/ noun

1.

( BrE , often disapproving ) a very large lorry / truck :

juggernauts roaring through country villages

2.

( formal ) a large and powerful force or institution that cannot be controlled :

a bureaucratic juggernaut

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: extension of Juggernaut, the form of Krishna worshipped in Puri Orissa, where his image is dragged through the streets in an annual festival.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.