lanciabas

Italian

Etymology

Derived from lanciare (“to throw; to launch”) + the initials of b(ombe) a(nti-)s(ommergibili) (“antisubmarine bombs”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lan.t͡ʃaˈbas/, [län̺ʲt͡ʃäˈbäs̪]
  • Hyphenation: lan‧cia‧bàs

Noun

lanciabas m (invariable)

  1. (military) A kind of mortar for launching antisubmarine bombs.

References
  • lanciabas in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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