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[ juhm-boh ] / ˈdʒʌm boʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jumbo ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural jum·bos.a very large person, animal, or thing. jumbo jet. U.S. Nautical. - a forestaysail having a boom (jum·bo boom ) along its foot, used especially on schooners.
- a sail used in place of a course on a square-rigged ship, having the form of an isosceles triangle set apex downward.
- a narrow triangular sail set point downward in place of a foresail on a topsail schooner.
adjectivevery large: the jumbo box of cereal. Origin of jumboFirst recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain; popularized as the name of a large elephant purchased and exhibited by P.T. Barnum in 1882 Words nearby jumboJuly, Jumada, jumar, jumble, jumble sale, jumbo, jumboize, jumbo jet, jumbuck, Jumna, jump Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jumboAs the driver bios appeared on the jumbo screen, I flashed a toothy grin after noticing that two of them were women. The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST They're always trying to upsell you on that jumbo popcorn bucket at the movies. ‘Catching Fire’ Review: Bigger, More Polished, and Just Another Popcorn Flick|Kevin Fallon|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST This was appropriate because just like her jumbo soda, her twenty minute speech was filled with empty calories. Sarah Palin's Big Gulp of a Speech|Ben Jacobs|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST On a jumbo screen at his election headquarters in Tampa was a huge sign screaming, “46 States to Go.” Florida Primary: Mitt Romney’s Gender Gap|Lois Romano|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The likely delivery method for the electronic elements of this attack would be an unmanned aerial vehicle the size of a jumbo jet. Israel's Secret Iran Attack Plan: Electronic Warfare|Eli Lake|November 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST Later in the morning we heard from Jumbo, who had returned from Noreuil, the full history of the weary trek in the blizzard. A Company of Tanks|W. H. L. Watson Rob was roughly jerked to his feet and then, for the first time, became aware of Jumbo. The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp|John Henry Goldfrap Fat Jack Dodd was in his glory; "Jumbo" was in the seventh heaven of bliss. The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills Jumbo pinned Wadley's arms by the elbows to prevent him from drawing a revolver. Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine “Do be quiet, Jumbo,” exclaimed Rob, as the inevitable protest came into evidence. The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp|John Henry Goldfrap
British Dictionary definitions for jumbo
noun plural -bosinformal - a very large person or thing
- (as modifier)a jumbo box of detergent
See jumbo jet Word Origin for jumboC19: after the name of a famous elephant exhibited by P. T. Barnum, from Swahili jumbe chief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jumbocolossal, oversized, elephantine, giant, huge, immense, large, mammoth, mighty, prodigious, cyclopean |