Meaning of dum dum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A soft point or hollow point bullet, designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more serious damage.
   informal
2. A city in West Bengal; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
3. The international airport of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, officially Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

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“At the time of going to press the useful evidence report consists of the fact that a storm warning was given to [BOAC Flight 783]’s captain, but that he, after consultations with meteorological people, decided to take off according to plan. The aircraft, following fire-warning-circuit rectification at Singapore and radio fault-rectification at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta was then two and a half hours behind schedule.”

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