leviathan
/ləˈvaɪəθ(ə)n/ sustantivo C2En español: leviatán
- A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.
- A thing which is monstrously great in size, strength, etc. (especially a ship); also, a person with great power or wealth.
- Sometimes in the form Leviathan: based on the writings of Thomas Hobbes, the political state, especially a domineering and totalitarian one. · Holonym: the System
Plural leviathans
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He had spent four decades calculating load-bearing capacities and structural tolerances, yet the sheer buoyancy of this maritime leviathan always fascinated him.
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