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Meaning of dum dum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdʌm ˈdʌm

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.

Equivalents

Français Dum Dum

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

dum dum bullet Dum Dum fever dum palm dum-dum Duma Dumagmang

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