cobra
1any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
any of several similar, related African snakes, as the ringhals.
leather made from the skin of a cobra.
Cobra, Military. a single-engine, two-seat U.S. Army attack helicopter armed with missiles, rockets, and a 20 mm cannon and in service since 1977.
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head; skull.
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It was before the Medicaid expansion, so nearly his entire UI benefit was used up on our cobra premiums.
The Child Tax Credit Was a Lifeline to My Special-Needs Sons. Congress Must Extend It. | Jennifer Dickman | November 2, 2021 | Timecobra and One Betta will spend their shifts sniffing the face coverings of employees passing through a checkpoint to detect the presence of the virus in sweat, breath and scents due to metabolic changes that the virus causes in the human body.
Coronavirus-sniffing dogs unleashed at Miami airport to detect virus in employees | Kim Bellware, Adela Suliman | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostIn non-pandemic times, most workers who have left their jobs try to avoid signing up for cobra.
Democrats Promised to Transform Health Care. But Their Relief Bill Hands the Health Care Industry a Big Win | Abigail Abrams | March 3, 2021 | TimeForget about the arm for a minute, that implausibly strong, tensile, spitting cobra of an arm.
Patrick Mahomes has unmatched physical gifts. His intellect might be what sets him apart. | Sally Jenkins | February 5, 2021 | Washington Postcobra then mills the outside of the club and attaches a 6061 aluminum club face.
Cobra 3D-printed its limited-edition putter with stainless steel | Stan Horaczek | December 1, 2020 | Popular-Science
Sata, who was known as King cobra because of his sharp tongue, was thought to have been seriously ill for some time.
Miraculously, and thanks to three hundred Marines and cobra attack helicopters, the convoy made it to Kirkuk.
We Abandoned Them: Kirk Johnson’s Fight to Save Iraqis | John Kael Weston | September 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCameron later cut short his European trip and will chair another cobra meeting Thursday morning.
Her husband, Major John Ruocco USMC was a decorated cobra pilot and died by suicide on February 7, 2005.
In the wake of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, they teamed up again to produce cobra II in 2007.
‘The Endgame’ Is A Well Researched, Highly Critical Look at U.S. Policy in Iraq | John Barry | September 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the moonlight I could distinctly see the head of a cobra lying on another branch very near mine.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiThen the cobra crawled along the branch to the trunk of the tree, and then on down to the ground.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiThe cobra was a sacred beast to the Hindus, and a seven-headed one was peculiarly so, seven being a mystic number.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonAll horrent the cobra exalts his hooded head, and the spanning jaws fly open.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod GrilePut round the neck a cobra-capella, and dress him in the garments by making nine folds round the waist.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for cobra (1 of 2)
/ (ˈkəʊbrə) /
any highly venomous elapid snake of the genus Naja, such as N. naja (Indian cobra), of tropical Africa and Asia. When alarmed they spread the skin of the neck region into a hood
any related snake, such as the king cobra
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1British Dictionary definitions for COBRA (2 of 2)
/ (ˈkəʊbrə) /
(in the UK) Cabinet Office Briefing Room A: the civil contingencies committee that leads the UK's responses to crises such as terrorist attacks and epidemics
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