embolon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blood clot or swelling, particularly one that blocks an artery; an embolus.
  2. A battering ram on a warship.
  3. A military formation, usually shaped like a wedge.
  4. Anything wedge-shaped.

Word forms

embolon embola

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμβολον (émbolon, “wedge, plug”).

Related words

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