WRECKER'S BALL

Meaning of WRECKER'S BALL in English

a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.

Also, wrecking ball .

[ 1965-70, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WRECKER'S BALL — noun see: wrecking ball
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WRECKER'S BALL — noun : skull cracker
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRECKER'S BALL — see wrecking ball
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRECKER'S BALL — [wrecker's ball] n (1967): a heavy iron or steel ball swung or dropped by a derrick to demolish old buildings--called …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRECKER — noun Date: 1693 1. one that searches for or works on the wrecks of ships (as for rescue or for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALL — I. ˈbȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bal, from Old Norse böllr akin to Old English bealluc testis, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRECKER — ˈrekə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. : one that wrecks: as a. : one that wrecks ships (as by false …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRECKER — (n.) A vessel employed by wreckers.
Английский словарь Webster
WRECKER — (n.) One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a) One who visits a wreck …
Английский словарь Webster
WRECKER — (n.) One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.
Английский словарь Webster
WRECKER — ( n. ) One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a) One who visits …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRECKER — ( n. ) One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRECKER — ( n. ) A vessel employed by wreckers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WRECKER — /rek"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that wrecks. 2. a person, car, or train employed in removing wreckage, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALL — ball 1 — baller , n. /bawl/ , n. 1. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WRECKER — n. machine that wrecks, machine that tears down; one that salvages or removes wrecks; rescue vehicle; one who wrecks or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WRECKER — noun Date: 1693 1. a. : one that searches for or works on the wrecks of ships (as for rescue …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRECKER — noun a vessel employed by wreckers. 2. wrecker ·noun one who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the …
Webster English vocab
BALL — noun the globe or earth. 2. ball ·noun a social assembly for the purpose of dancing. 3. ball ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
WRECKER — ■ noun 1》 a person or thing that wrecks or destroys something. ↘ chiefly N. Amer. a person who breaks …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WRECKER — [wreck.er] n (1802) 1 a: one that searches for or works on the wrecks of ships (as for rescue or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALL — [ball] n, often attrib [ME bal, fr. ON bollr; akin to OE bealluc testis, OHG balla ball, OE blawan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BALL — spherical or ovoid object for throwing, hitting, or kicking in various sports and games. The ball is mentioned in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRECKER — wrecker BrE AmE ˈrek ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ wrecker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WRECKER — / ˈrekə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person who ruins another person's plans, relationship, etc. 2. ( NAmE ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRECKER — wreck ‧ er /ˈrekə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . someone who deliberately destroys something: She accused him …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BALL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRECKER — n. 1 a person or thing that wrecks or destroys. 2 esp. hist. a person on the shore who tries …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRECKER — n. 1 a person or thing that wrecks or destroys. 2 esp. hist. a person on the shore who tries …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALL — n. & v. n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRECKER — n.1 a person or thing that wrecks or destroys. 2 esp. hist. a person on the shore who tries to …
Oxford English vocab
BALL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
WRECKER — ( wreckers) 1. A wrecker is a motor vehicle which is used to pull broken or damaged vehicles to a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALL — ( balls, balling, balled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ball …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRECKER — (~s) 1. A ~ is a motor vehicle which is used to pull broken or damaged vehicles to a place …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WRECKER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But Verkhovensky the wrecker is unrelated to anything that had gone before, except in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BALL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRECKER — [noun] [C] - US for breakdown truck, see at breakdown (FAILURE)
Cambridge English vocab
WRECKER — Synonyms and related words : animal, annihilator, anthropophagite, arsonist, barbarian, beast, biblioclast, bomber, brute, burner, cannibal, demolisher, depredator, despoiler, destroyer, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Slang English vocab
WRECKER — n. Function: noun Synonyms: VANDAL , defacer, despoiler, destroyer, ruinator, ruiner
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WRECKER — noun Synonyms: vandal , defacer, despoiler, destroyer, ruinator, ruiner
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALL
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Словарь английских идиом
WRECKER — сущ. 1) мародер, грабитель 2) машина технической помощи 3) амер. рабочий по сносу домов; мн. фирма по сносу домов грабитель …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BALL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WRECKER — Мародер
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BALL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BALL — 1) шар(ик) 2) шаровой наконечник 3) шаровая опора 4) ком || комковать(ся); образовывать комья 5) электрон. шариковый вывод; сферический электрод …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BALL — 1) шар(ик) 2) шаровой наконечник 3) шаровая опора 4) ком || комковать(ся); образовывать комья 5) электрон. шариковый вывод; сферический электрод 6) буртик венчика бутылки • - breaker …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WRECKER — транс. автомобиль аварийный, автомобиль технической помощи - wrecker crane
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BALL — 1) шар 2) шаровой элемент; шарик 3) ком, комок || комковаться, образовывать комки 4) налипать 5) клубок || собирать(ся) в клубок 6) авто шаровая опора 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BALL
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BALL
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BALL
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BALL
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BALL — 1) шар, шарик 2) шаровая пята 3) деталь со сферической поверхностью • - control ball - drive balls - flat …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
BALL — 1) шар, шарик 2) шаровая пята 3) деталь со сферической поверхностью • - control ball - drive balls - flat tipped ball - flatted ball - force-torque sensor …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
BALL — _I 1. _n. 1> шар; клубок (шерсти) 2> мяч 3> удар (мячом) - good ball 4> бейсбол 5> пуля; _ист. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BALL — I 1. n. 1. шар; клубок (шерсти) 2. мяч 3. удар (мячом) - good ball 4. бейсбол 5. пуля; ист. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BALL — шар ball on drilling bit — сальник на буровом долоте - bearing ball - drop ball - elastic ball - erodible nozzle plugging ball - microballoon …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← WRECKER WRECKFISH→