Mac

(măk)

n. Slang

Used as a form of address for a man whose name is unknown.

[From Mac-, a common prefix in Scottish and Irish surnames.]

MAC

abbr.

Military Airlift Command

mac

(măk)

n. Chiefly British

A mackintosh.

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mac

(mæk) or

mack

(Clothing & Fashion) informal Brit short for mackintosh¹, mackintosh³

Mac

(mæk)

chiefly US and Canadian an informal term of address to a man

[C20: abstracted from Mac-, prefix of Scottish surnames]

Mac

(mæk)

(Computer Science) informal a Macintosh personal computer

MAC

abbreviation for

(Broadcasting) multiplexed analogue component: a transmission coding system for colour television using satellite broadcasting

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Mac-

or Mc-

a prefix found in family names of Irish or Scottish Gaelic origin.

[< Irish, Scottish Gaelic mac son]

Mac.

Maccabees.

mac

(mӕk)

short for mackintosh.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

mac - a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

mack, mackintosh, macintosh

macintosh, mackintosh - a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric

oilskin, slicker - a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof

raincoat, waterproof - a water-resistant coat

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

مِعْطَفٌ وَاْقِ مِنَ الْـمَطَرِ

plášťenka

regnfrakke

sadetakki

kišni ogrtač

レインコート

레인코트

regenjas

regnkappe

płaszcz nieprzemakalny

capa impermeável

макинтош

regnrock

ตัวย่อของเสื้อคลุมกันฝน

yağmurluk

áo mưa

马金托什雨衣

mac

[mæk] N

1. (Brit) (= mackintosh) → impermeable m; (= cagoule) → chubasquero m

2. (esp US) this way, Mac! → ¡por aquí, amigo!

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mac

[ˈmæk] n (British) → imper m, imperméable m

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mac

n (Brit inf) → Regenmantel m

mac

n (esp US inf) → Kumpel m (inf)

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mac

[mæk] n abbr (Brit) (fam) =mackintosh → impermeabile m

MAC

→ مِعْطَفٌ وَاْقِ مِنَ الْـمَطَرِ plášťenka regnfrakke Regenmantel αδιάβροχο impermeable sadetakki imperméable kišni ogrtač impermeabile レインコート 레인코트 regenjas regnkappe płaszcz nieprzemakalny capa impermeável макинтош regnrock ตัวย่อของเสื้อคลุมกันฝน yağmurluk áo mưa 马金托什雨衣

MAC

V. Mycobacterium avium complex.

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