English Explanatory Dictionary

MOAB

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Acronym of Mother of all Bombs.
  2. GBU-43 (originally an acronym of Massive Ordnance Air Blast).
name
  1. The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible.
  2. The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot.
  3. A placename
  4. A mountainous region of Jordan.
  5. A city, the county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.
  6. Ellipsis of Moab Valley: a valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States.
  7. Ellipsis of Moab Grand Canyon: a canyonland in Utah, United States.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of monoclonal antibody.
noun
  1. Alternative form of MOAB.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊ.æb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Moab.wav /ˈmoʊ.æb/

Word forms

MOAB MOABs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

Synonyms

Moabite Moabites mAb

Related words

MOP daisycutter Ab

Derived words

FOAB Moab Canyon Moab Grand Canyon Moabite Moabites Moab Valley
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