lanciabas
Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of lancia (“to throw; to launch”) + b(ombe) a(nti-)s(ommergibili) (“antisubmarine bombs”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlan.t͡ʃaˈbas/[1]
- Rhymes: -as
- Hyphenation: lan‧cia‧bàs
Noun
lanciabas m (invariable)
- (military) a kind of mortar for launching antisubmarine bombs
References
- lanciabas in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- lanciabas in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana