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BONG [2 records]

Record 1 2019-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A ... pipe used for smoking cannabis or another drug, in which the smoke is drawn through water contained in a vessel typically made of glass, ceramic, plastic, or (traditionally) bamboo.

CONT

The bong [is] used because [it] cools the smoke before it enters the smoker's lungs which makes it easier to smoke, and also allows a large amount of smoke to be inhaled quickly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Pipe munie d'un réservoir d'eau par lequel passe la fumée avant d'être inhalée.

OBS

Bien qu'elle serve le plus souvent à fumer du cannabis, la pipe à eau peut également servir à fumer d'autres substances telles que le tabac, la sauge des devins, la méthamphétamine ou le crack.

PHR

bong artisanal, bong traditionnel

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Larger-sized angles (from 2 to 6 inches).

CONT

Angles progress into 2 inch bongs and ... become 2 1/2 inch, 3 inch, 4 inch and 6 inch for the widest cracks ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Grande cornière.

CONT

Les plus gros sont des «bongs» pour des fissures larges.

OBS

Les bongs varient de deux à cinq ou six pouces de dimension.

OBS

«Bong» est une onomatopée pour désigner un certain type de piton.

Spanish

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