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cobras

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a poisonous snake from Africa and southern Asia that makes itself look bigger and more threatening by spreading the skin at the back of its head
2
abbreviation for Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms: a meeting room or rooms where an emergency committee (= official group) of the British government meets for urgent discussions, or the committee itself:

Examples:

He held talks with security chiefs in the Parliament's emergency briefing room, COBRA, about whether to close the subway network.
COBRA committee Chairing the emergency Cobra committee, the Health Secretary said: "It's crucial we prepare for things getting worse."
3
a poisonous snake from Africa or southern Asia that can make itself look bigger by spreading the skin at the back of its head

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