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mo·gul¹

(mō′gəl)

1. A small hard mound of snow on a ski slope, cast up over numerous runs by the skis of skiers as they turn.

2. One of a set of closely spaced, artificially constructed mounds forming the course for certain competitive skiing events.

3. moguls(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A skiing event held on such a course.

[Alteration (probably influenced by mogul) of mid-20th century American skiers' jargon mugel, from Bavarian dialectal (Austria) Mugl, hillock; perhaps akin to Old English mūga, mow, haystack; see mow¹.]

mo·gul²

(mō′gəl, mō-gŭl′)

1. A very rich or powerful person; a magnate.

2. Mogul Variant of Mughal.

[Urdu muġal, muġul, Mughal; see Mughal.]

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Mogul

(ˈməʊɡʌl; məʊˈɡʌl)

1. (Historical Terms) a member of the Muslim dynasty of Indian emperors established by Baber in 1526. See Great Mogul

2. (Islam) a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian

3. (Peoples) a Muslim Indian, Mongol, or Mongolian

adj

(Historical Terms) of or relating to the Moguls or their empire

[C16: from Persian mughul Mongol]

mogul

(ˈməʊɡʌl; məʊˈɡʌl)

1. an important or powerful person

2. (Railways) a type of steam locomotive with a wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels

[C18: from Mogul]

mogul

(ˈməʊɡəl)

(Skiing) a mound of hard snow on a ski slope

[C20: perhaps from South German dialect Mugl]

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mo•gul

(ˈmoʊ gəl)

n.

a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope.

[1960–65; < dial. German; compare Austrian Mugel small hill]

mo′guled, adj.

Mo•gul

(ˈmoʊ gəl, -gʌl, moʊˈgʌl)

n.

1. a member of the dynasty of Muslim rulers that dominated N India and parts of the Deccan from the 16th to the early 18th centuries.

2. (l.c.) a powerful or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to the Moguls or their empire.

[1580–90; < Persian mughul Mongol]

mogul

- A small mound of snow on a ski course, from Old Norse mugl, "little heap."

mogul

Snow mound usually formed by many skiers turning in the same place.

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Noun	1.	mogul - a bump on a ski slope excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
	2.	Mogul - a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857 Moghul ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
	3.	mogul - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" big businessman, business leader, magnate, top executive, tycoon, baron, king, power businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) oil tycoon - a powerful person in the oil business

mogul

noun tycoon, lord, baron, notable, magnate, big gun (informal), big shot (informal), personage, nob (slang, chiefly Brit.), potentate, big wheel (slang), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), big noise (informal), big hitter (informal), heavy hitter (informal), nabob (informal), bashaw, V.I.P. an international media mogul

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Translations

قُطْب من أقْطاب المال

magnát

=-mogulmogul

Mogul

potentado

mogulipohatta

magnatmoghol

mogul

magnate mogol santone

magnats

kralıpatron

显要人物有权势的人

mogul

[ˈməʊgəl] N

1. (Hist) → mo(n)gol(a) m/f
the Great Mogul → el Gran Mogol

2. (fig) → magnate m
film mogul → magnate m de la cinematografía

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mogul

[ˈməʊgʌl] n

(= powerful man) → nabab m

→ bosse f

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mogul

(lit, fig) → Mogul m

(Hist) Mogul emperor → Mogulkaiser m; Mogul empire → Mogulreich nt; Mogul invasion → Invasion f → durch die Moguln; Mogul city → mogulische Stadt

mogul

n (Ski) → Buckel m

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mogul

[ˈməʊg/əl] n

a. (fig) → magnate m, pezzo grosso

b. (Skiing) → cunetta

mogul

(ˈməugl) noun

a very rich person who has great power or influence in a particular industry or activity. a movie mogul; a media mogul.

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