eighteen
noun
a cardinal number, ten plus eight.
eighteens
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pluralof eighteen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Ooh wee! Yo, Benny, we got steel and eighteens on this one!” he shouted like he was talking about a car.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
After repairing damages, the British took up a position just out of range of the "Essex's" carronades, and began a rapid and effective fire from their long eighteens.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot
At hazard I grasped at the rest of my treasure, And crammed all pockets with dainty eighteens; I packed up a pillow case, heaping good measure, And turned me away from the saddest of scenes.
From In the Track of the Bookworm by Irving Browne
The sailors fought nobly, using their heavy long twelves and eighteens with great effect.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson
Her own guns are fourteen-pounders, and with two eighteens she will be heavily armed.
From At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
