noun
Meaning 1
A T-bone steak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
T-bone
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: tēʹbōn
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtiːbəʊn/
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CMU ARPABET: T IY1 B OW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A vehicular collision of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of T-bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 4
To collide perpendicularly with the side of another vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, slang, transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
Alternative form of T-bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
Elliptical form of T-bone steak.
From the ⊤ shape produced by the vehicles involved in such a collision, with allusion to T-bone 1.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 側撞 /侧撞 (cèzhuàng) — Translations