I. ˈjəm(ˌ)bō noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Jumbo, an elephant exhibited by P.T.Barnum
1. : a very large or huge specimen of its kind
their size varies from the circumference of a small orange to jumbos larger than a basketball — Charlotte D. Widrig
2.
a. : a traveling carriage for mounting drills or saws or for transporting excavated material (as in tunnel driving)
b.
(1) : a main-lead logging block
(2) : a tongueless double sled used especially for hauling logs short distances
c.
(1) : a forestaysail especially on an American schooner
(2) : a triangular sail set point downward on the foreyard of a square-rigged ship or a topsail schooner in place of the regular foresail
d. : a record of car movements as posted on oversize sheets of paper maintained in a loose-leaf binder
II. adjective
: being a very large specimen of its kind : huge
a symphony does not need a jumbo orchestra for its performance — Ross Parmenter
flashed their jumbo diamonds — Dawn Powell