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bogdowns

bogdowns is the plural of bogdown.

Meaning of bogdown

Noun

bogdown (plural bogdowns)

  1. (informal, rare) A situation in which something becomes stuck or bogged down.
    • In their natural jitters as the release of the "balloon" came closer and closer, correspondents and broadcasters had feared technical and administrative bogdowns. which were not exactly rare in military campaigns.1966, Eugene Lyons, David Sarnoff: A Biography, New York, N.Y.: Pyramid Books, published 1967, page 299

Questions about bogdowns

What is bogdowns the plural of?
Bogdowns is the plural of bogdown.

Words near bogdowns in the dictionary

  1. Bogdanski
  2. Bogdanskis
  3. Bogden
  4. Bogdens
  5. bogdown
  6. bogdowns
  7. Bogdănești
  8. Bogdănița
  9. Boge
  10. Bogee
  11. Boger

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