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Meaning of Carboy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɑː.bɔɪ

Definitions

A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

Equivalents

العربية الدمجانة
Čeština demižon
Polski baniak gąsior
Українська балон сулія

Examples

“A few of them then boarded her and were busily engaged in what appeared, from my distant position, as the emptying of the contents of various carboys upon the dead bodies of the sailors and over the decks and works of the vessel.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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