Meaning of mogul | Babel Free
/ˈməʊɡəl/Definitions
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Alternative spelling of Moghul. alt-of, alternative
- A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
- A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
- A hump or bump on a skiing piste.
- A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
- A larger-sized (39 mm diameter) screw base used for large, high-power light bulbs, known as mogul (screw) base light bulbs.
- A machine that forms shaped candies from syrups or gels.
Equivalents
Examples
“On that August Thursday afternoon, there was little freight traffic; a large "K3" Mogul went down with a short, fast goods, and a W.D. 2-8-0 proceeded northward light. […] We saw a few Gresley Moguls on goods, as a limited amount of freight traffic was sandwiched in even on this busy day.”
“a Silicon Valley tech mogul”
“[…] Crypto boosterism has a useful bipartisan appeal, garnering popularity among both antigovernment conservatives and socially liberal tech moguls.”
“On the same slope, choose a steeper traverse track on a short mogul field that passes over a series of small moguls, and repeat the avalement movements.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.