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gerbe

/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/

gerbe noun: a (wheat) sheaf.

Noun

gerbe (plural gerbes)

  1. (obsolete) A (wheat) sheaf.
  2. Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.
  3. An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.
  4. (pyrotechnics) A kind of ornamental firework.
    • on the top of the post fix a gerbe; then clothe all the cases with leaders , so that both they and the gerbe may take fire at the same time1835, Frederick Bruhl, The Complete Art of Making Fireworks

gerbe meaning in Urdu

gerbe in Urdu

گیہوں کی بالی

Forms of gerbe

pluralgerbes

Origin of gerbe

Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb.

Words that rhyme with gerbe

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about gerbe

What does gerbe mean?
Gerbe means a (wheat) sheaf.
What is gerbe in Urdu?
Gerbe in Urdu is گیہوں کی بالی. See Gerbe meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is gerbe?
Gerbe is a noun.
How do you pronounce gerbe?
Gerbe is pronounced /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/.
What is the plural of gerbe?
The plural of gerbe is gerbes.

Words near gerbe in the dictionary

  1. geratologist
  2. geratologists
  3. geratologous
  4. geratology
  5. gerb
  6. gerbe
  7. Gerber
  8. Gerber sandwich
  9. Gerber sandwiches
  10. Gerber tube
  11. Gerber tubes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gerbe (page history and authors); gerbe (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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