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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG TOM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG TOM

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conjunction
determiner
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Long tom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONG TOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long tom in the English dictionary

The definition of long tom in the dictionary is a long swivel cannon formerly used in naval warfare. Other definition of long tom is a long-range land gun.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG TOM

long pig
long play
long primer
long purse
long radius
long ream
long s
long shot
long stop
long suit
long tail
long term
long tin
long ton
long trousers
long vacation
long view
long wave
long weekend
long white lop-eared

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG TOM

anti-atom
at bottom
atom
black bottom
bottom
Bytom
Chrysostom
custom
diatom
Euratom
fantom
Foggy Bottom
heteroatom
mestom
phantom
rock bottom
rock-bottom
symptom
tom
tom-tom

Synonyms and antonyms of long tom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long tom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG TOM

Find out the translation of long tom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long tom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long tom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长汤姆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

largo tom
570 millions of speakers

English

long tom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे टॉम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توم طويل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

длинный Том
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

longo tom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লম্বা টম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Long Tom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tom panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Long Tom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロングトム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 탐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long tom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tom dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட தூக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लांब टॉम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzun tom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Long Tom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długo tom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довгий Том
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tom lung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλη tom
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Long Tom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

long Tom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Long Tom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long tom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG TOM»

The term «long tom» is regularly used and occupies the 81.948 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG TOM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long tom

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG TOM»

Discover the use of long tom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long tom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Preventing the Future: Why Was Ireland So Poor for So Long?
Tom Garvin's bestselling and thought-provoking book looks at Ireland's public policy from 1920 to 1970, which, he argues, left large numbers of young people without preparation for life in the modern world.
Tom Garvin, 2005
2
The British Drama: Illustrated
Long Tom C. I'll tell you what it's for; I thought I overheard you talking about hanging up rap commander at the yard-arm of a frigate ; see where I'll slew you for thas. Damme! I've a great mind to start you all round the deck. Capl. B. O— hi you ...
‎1867
3
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
Long Tom Tom Long Long Tom La heavy gun of great length: l was already sergeant when we made a night attack and captured and blew up Long Tom. 2. ( Austral) a marine fish of the family Belonklae: Long toms have the habit of leaping ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
4
Complete Angler's Guide to Oregon
LITTLE CINCHA LAKE see Cincha Lakes Little Duffy Lake see Duffy Lake, Little Little North Santiam River ("Little North Fork") see Santiam River, Little North Fork Long Tom River (Lane County) Essentially two different rivers, the Long Tom ...
John Shewey, 2007
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Encyclopedia of American Literature of the Sea and Great Lakes
252 LONG TOM COFFIN infuse nautical themes with his concern for human justice and environmental and cultural preservation. London's final years, from 1913 to his death in 1916, were beset by financial, personal, and health problems as ...
Jill B. Gidmark, 2001
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Gold!: The Way to Roadside Riches
(See diagrams on page 19) LONG TOM A Long Tom is actually a sluice with a flume. The advantage of building a Long Tom is that the Tom, or flume, acts as a separator for the fine and coarse materials. The dirt is shoveled into the flume.
Tom Bishop, 1971
7
Boys' Life
There was no way of stopping Long Tom for the sled was loaded underneath with pig iron on purpose to give it weight and velocity, so at the last moment in desperation the boys threw themselves off the sled and went spinning around the  ...
8
Touring the East Tennessee Backroads, Second Edition
Another legend concerns an eighteen-foot-long gun called “Long Tom.” It supposedly had a range of 5 miles and shot projectiles that some sources say weighed sixty-four pounds and others say weighed thirty-two pounds. The Confederates ...
Carolyn Sakowski, 2007
9
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Crook 'Em Cowboy
“That cain't be him!” Shorty shoved the words out to Long Tom in a whisper. “Why that ain't been weaned a week!” Before Long Tom could answer, the stranger, as fresh and pink-cheeked as the first rose of summer, his pearl gray hat with ...
McCormick, Wilfred & Barker, S. Omar, 2014
10
Westward Expansion and Migration, Grades 6 - 12
Name: Date: Another method of searching for gold was to build a long tom. This also consisted of wooden boxes on two levels. Each box was about a foot and a half wide and about eight feet long. Both had one open end covered with a ...
Cindy Barden, Maria Backus, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG TOM»

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1
Porsche has serious delusions of power | Channel24
Here and later on the beautiful Long Tom Pass, the Chery surprised with its easy, confident handling and respectable level of grip. The 1.6-litre ... «Channel 24, Jul 15»
2
Spencer cycles to Jock Classique win
With Long Tom Pass looming on the 63km third stage, Spencer said a brisk headwind had splintered his small lead group early on. “Over the ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
3
Smit time-trials to first yellow jersey at Jock To
... 140km second stage takes riders from Mbombela Stadium through White River and Sabie before returning to Nelspruit via Long Tom Pass. «Cycling News, Jul 15»
4
8 classic mountain passes in southern Africa
In Anglo-Boer War from 1899 to 1902 the 'Long Tom' was an artillery cannon which gave the invading British troops a hard time. Maybe this is ... «TheSouthAfrican, Jul 15»
5
Read an Excerpt from The Unknown Van Gogh by Chris Schoeman
In Cor's workshop, cannons were repaired – one such being the “Long Tom”, a 255 millimetre Creusot that had been damaged by the British. «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
6
Patriots Fantasy Preview
For however long Tom Brady is suspended -- his Deflategate ban currently rests at four games, pending appeal -- 2014 second-round pick ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
7
SA's best cyclists assemble for Jock Tour
Riders face two massive climbs in the form of the 7km Spitskop ascent and the 10km Long Tom Pass, which has a gradient of up to seven per ... «Cycling News, Jul 15»
8
Oregon Country Fair has even more places for dancing
Also, the nearby Long Tom River has been eating away at some of the fair's property. “Mother Nature was telling us we need to expand,” Sax ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
9
Ollie Amick's tribute to WWII soldier
As an artilleryman, with Long Tom guns, our battalion took position just north of the St. Lo area referred to. I remember our first firing position ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
10
Football: Confident Caversham soars past Mosgiel
In the 38th minute, centreback Jude Fitzpatrick joined the Caversham air force to take advantage of corners and long Tom Jackson throws, but ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»

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