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Meaning of mogul | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈməʊɡəl

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Moghul.
    alt-of, alternative
  2. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
  3. A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
  4. A hump or bump on a skiing piste.
  5. A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
  6. A larger-sized (39 mm diameter) screw base used for large, high-power light bulbs, known as mogul (screw) base light bulbs.
  7. A machine that forms shaped candies from syrups or gels.

Equivalents

Bosanski magnat магнат
Català magnat
Deutsch Buckel Mogul Mugel
Suomi knööli kumpare moguli pohatta
Français bosse magnat
Hrvatski magnat магнат
Magyar mogul
Македонски магнат могул
Nederlands magnaat
Português magnata
Русский бугор магнат
Српски magnat магнат
Svenska mogul
Українська магнат

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.
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