dumdum — (also dumdum bullet) ► NOUN ▪ a kind of soft nosed bullet that expands on impact and inflicts laceration. ORIGIN from Dum Dum, name of a town and arsenal near Calcutta, India, where they were first produced … English terms dictionary
Dumdum — Dumdum, Stadt mit Artilleriekaserne im District Calcutta der indobritischen Präsidentschaft Bengalen (Vorderindien) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
dumdum — halvası dan. – real olmayan, həqiqətdə tapılmayan, mümkün, yaxud asan olmayan şey haqqında … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
Dumdum — Dumdumgeschoss * * * Dum|dụm 〈n. 15; Mil.; kurz für〉 Dumdumgeschoss * * * Dum|dụm, das; [s], [s], Dum|dụm|ge|schoss […gəʃɔs], das, (südd., österr.:) Dum|dụm|ge|schoß […gəʃo:s], das [engl. dumdum, nach der militär. Niederlassung Dumdum bei… … Universal-Lexikon
dumdum — dum·dùm s.m.inv. TS arm. tipo di proiettile modificato, che nel colpire un bersaglio si deforma provocando lesioni più gravi di una pallottola normale; anche agg.inv.: pallottola, proiettile dumdum {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: dum dum. DATA: 1907 … Dizionario italiano
dumdum — I. /ˈdʌmdʌm/ (say dumdum) noun a kind of hollow nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound. Also, dumdum bullet. {named after Dum Dum, town in W Bengal, a former ammunition factory} II. /ˈdʌmdʌm/ (say dumdum) noun Colloquial… …
dumdum — Man Man (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dumdúm — neskl. pril. (ȗ) v zvezi dumdum krogla krogla naboja za lahko orožje z narezanim ali vdolbenim vrhom: dumdum krogla mu je razcefrala nogo … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
dumdum — dumdum1 /dum dum /, n. a hollow nosed or soft nosed bullet that expands on impact, inflicting a severe wound. Also called dumdum bullet. [1895 1900; named after Dum Dum, town in India where the bullets were made] dumdum2 /dum dum /, n., adj. dum… … Universalium
dumdum — ► sustantivo femenino MILITAR Bala con incisiones en forma de cruz, que produce heridas muy graves. * * * dumdum (empleado también con valor adjetivo en aposición) m. Se aplica a una *bala explosiva y a la limada por la punta hasta dejar a la… … Enciclopedia Universal