breadbasket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A basket used for storing or carrying bread.
A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.

/ˈbɹɛdbɑːskɪt/ /ˈbɹɛdˌbæskɪt/ en-us-breadbasket.ogg en-au-breadbasket.ogg

breadbasket breadbaskets bread basket bread-basket

From bread + basket.

granary dumpling-depot victualling-office

breadbasket of Europe Molotov breadbasket

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