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blue goose

/bluː ɡuːs/

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/bluː ɡuːs/C1slang
  • ruРазговорный термин для полицейской машины, особенно используемой для патрулирования трасс, часто отсылающий к синей цветовой схеме, исторически применявшейся некоторыми полицейскими департаментами.

A colloquial term for a police car, especially one used for highway patrol, often referring to the blue paint scheme historically used by some police departments.

  1. A color variant of the snow gooseB2formal

    A dark-morph color variant of the snow goose (Anser caerulescens), with a white head and a dark blue-gray body.

    ruГолубой гусь

    • The blue goose is often seen migrating with flocks of snow geese.
    • Birdwatchers spotted a blue goose in the wetlands this morning.
    • The blue goose's plumage is strikingly different from the white morph.