bore

  • 11Bore —   [indisch »Flut«] die, / n, Sprungwelle, eine Gezeitenwelle mit fast senkrechtem vorderem Fluthang, die besonders bei Springflut in trichterförmig verengte Flussmündungen stromauf dringt, z. B. die Bore im Severn (Südwestengland), die Mascaret… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 12bore — Ⅰ. bore [1] ► VERB 1) make (a hole) in something with a drill or other tool. 2) hollow out (a gun barrel or other tube). ► NOUN 1) the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube. 2) the diameter of this: a small bore rifle …

    English terms dictionary

  • 13bore — past of bear Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bore …

    Law dictionary

  • 14bore — past of BEAR bore bō(ə)r, bȯ(ə)r n 1) the long usu. cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or artery) 2) the internal diameter of a tube (as a hypodermic needle, catheter, or sound) <a small bore catheter> …

    Medical dictionary

  • 15bore — [n] nuisance bother, bromide, bummer*, creep*, deadhead*, downer*, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire*, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck*, pest, pill*, soporific, stuffed shirt*, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket*, wimp* …

    New thesaurus

  • 16Bore — Bore, imp. of 1st & 2d {Bear}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17Bore — Bore, n. [Icel. b[=a]ra wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG. bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st {bear}. [root]92.] (Physical Geog.) (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes into certain rivers of peculiar… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Bore — Bore. См. Канал. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

    Словарь металлургических терминов

  • 19Bore — (ind., »Flut«), in Ostindien Bezeichnung brandender Flutwellen, s. Ebbe und Flut …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 20Bore — (engl., spr. bohr), s. Sprungwelle …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon