juggernaut

  • 41Juggernaut — jug·ger·naut || dÊ’ÊŒgÉ™(r)nɔːt n. Jagannath, idol of Krishna …

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  • 42juggernaut — jug·ger·naut || dÊ’ÊŒgÉ™(r)nɔːt n. destructive force; something which requires blind devotion or cruel sacrifice; …

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  • 43Juggernaut —    Voir Terreur sur le Britannic …

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  • 44juggernaut — [ dʒʌgənɔ:t] noun 1》 Brit. a large heavy vehicle, especially an articulated truck. 2》 a huge and overwhelming force. Origin C19: via Hindi from Sanskrit Jagannātha Lord of the world , the name of an image of the Hindu god Krishna carried in… …

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  • 45juggernaut — noun (C) 1 BrE a very large vehicle, that carries goods over long distances; semi (3) AmE 2 something large and powerful that destroys everything it meets …

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  • 46juggernaut — jug·ger·naut …

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  • 47Juggernaut — Jug•ger•naut [[t]ˈdʒʌg ərˌnɔt, ˌnɒt[/t]] n. 1) (often l.c.) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object 2) (often l.c.) anything requiring blind devotion or cruel sacrifice 3) ear an idol of Krishna, at Puri in Orissa, India, annually… …

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  • 48Juggernaut — /ˈdʒʌgənɔt/ (say juguhnawt) noun an idol of Krishna or Vishnu at Puri, a seaport in eastern India, annually drawn on an enormous car under whose wheels devotees are said to have thrown themselves to be crushed. Also, Jagannath, Jagannatha. {Hindi …

  • 49juggernaut —   n. huge Indian idol of Vishnu, drawn at festivals on a cart beneath whose wheels worshippers were erroneously believed to throw themselves to death; any belief or object needing or receiving sacrifice of themselves by believers; anything that… …

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  • 50juggernaut —  Very large lorry …

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