noun🔗ShareA 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"My grandfather plays the mandolin beautifully, filling the house with cheerful Italian melodies. "musiccultureentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)"I used the mandolin to slice the potatoes very thinly for potato chips. "utensilfoodvegetablemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets"During World War II, a "Mandolin" was a specific type of dangerous RAF patrol sent to bomb German trains and military vehicles. "militarywarhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
