noun Download 🔗Share A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back Examples : "My grandfather plays the mandolin beautifully, filling the house with cheerful Italian melodies. " music culture entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline) Examples : "I used the mandolin to slice the potatoes very thinly for potato chips. " utensil food vegetable machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets Examples : "During World War II, a "Mandolin" was a specific type of dangerous RAF patrol sent to bomb German trains and military vehicles. " military war history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading