Definition of nebuchadnezzar in English:
nebuchadnezzar
nounˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzəˌnɛb(j)əkədˈnɛzər
A very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to about twenty regular bottles.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr Spencer used to deliver a Nebuchadnezzar of champagne to the Queen Mother every year on her birthday.
- I put aside my Nebuchadnezzar of pale ale, and thought to myself, ‘I can't feel my neck!
Origin
Early 20th century: from Nebuchadnezzar (see Nebuchadnezzar II).
Definition of nebuchadnezzar in US English:
nebuchadnezzar
nounˌneb(y)əkədˈnezərˌnɛb(j)əkədˈnɛzər
A very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to about twenty regular bottles.
Example sentencesExamples
- I put aside my Nebuchadnezzar of pale ale, and thought to myself, ‘I can't feel my neck!
- Mr Spencer used to deliver a Nebuchadnezzar of champagne to the Queen Mother every year on her birthday.
Origin
Early 20th century: from Nebuchadnezzar (see Nebuchadnezzar II).