Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective cylindrical, tapering at each end; having the shape of a cigar.
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- adjective tapering at each end
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Examples
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"It was a large cigar-shaped vehicle with big projectiles on each side like wings," one man details in a 1998 account.
British UFO Files Reveal Shocking Sightings And Hoaxes From 1950 To Present 2011
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The company Friday provided the first public glimpse of a squat, cigar-shaped rocketship with several thrusters at the bottom.
Amazon Chief's Spaceship Misfires Andy Pasztor 2011
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At night, he saw a cigar-shaped UFO hovering near his house.
UFO files released by the UK government: Balls of light, alien autopsy and more 2011
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A citrus spark lights up the cigar-shaped dolmades, in which Swiss chard replaces the usual grape leaves, and the traditional rice-and-pine-nut filling finds room for pomegranate molasses.
Tom Sietsema on Agora: A restaurateur turns to Turkey for revamp 2010
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Five Essex Hellcats spotted a cigar-shaped Mitsubishi Betty and pounced.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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However, travelers with a sweet tooth should take the N111 to the north and stop at the village of Tentegal, famed throughout the land for its sugary cigar-shaped pastries.
Enjoy the Ride 2010
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On a sunny afternoon at his apartment near Dupont Circle, Christopher Hitchens holds up a Marlboro Light between cigar-shaped fingers and discusses the hitch of writing his memoir, "Hitch-22."
Christopher Hitchens On 'Hitch-22': Memoir Was 'Fantastically Difficult' To Write 2010
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In addition, a number of people claimed to have seen this mysterious airship at close range, hearing its whirring engines and observing its cigar-shaped gasbag and dazzling searchlight.
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This tiny, cigar-shaped area experienced its first vintage in 1895 when Scottish immigrant John Riddoch founded the Penola Fruit Colony, which later became known as the Coonawarra wine region.
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Five Essex Hellcats spotted a cigar-shaped Mitsubishi Betty and pounced.
Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010
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