Definition of MGB - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: motor gunboat

Dated

small fast military ship with heavy guns

Dated

The navy deployed an MGB for patrol.

patrol boat

Acronym

acr: Mines and Geosciences Bureau

TECH.

bureau responsible for mining and geosciences in a country

TECH.

The MGB regulates mining activities in the region.

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Examples of MGB in a sentence

An MGB was spotted near the enemy coast.
The MGB issued new guidelines for mineral exploration.
The MGB conducted a survey on geological hazards.

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French:vedette canonnière, Bureau des mines et des géosciences, ...
German:Schnellboot, Amt für Bergbau und Geowissenschaften, ...
Italian:MGB, ufficio miniere e geoscienze, ...
Spanish:lancha cañonera, Buró de Minas y Geociencias, ...
Portuguese:LCM, DGM, ...
Chinese:MGB, 矿业和地质局, ...
Japanese:MGB, ...
Arabic:زورق مدفعية بمحرك, مكتب المناجم وعلوم الأرض, ...
Hebrew:סְפִינַת תּוֹתָחִים, הַלִּשְׁכָּה לְמִכְרוֹת וּלְמַדְעֵי כַּדּוּר הָאָרֶץ, ...
Russian:МАК, ГГБ, ...
Ukrainian:МГБ, ...
Hindi:एमजीबी, ...
Bengali:মোটর গানবোট, খনি ও ভূবিজ্ঞান ব্যুরো, ...
Catalan:vaixell canoner motoritzat, OGM, ...
Czech:dělový člun, báňský a geologický úřad, ...
Danish:MGB, MGA, ...
Dutch:MGB, bureau voor mijnbouw en geowetenschappen, ...
Greek:ΚΑΠ, Υπηρεσία Ορυχείων και Γεωεπιστημών, ...
Hungarian:motoros ágyúnaszád, Bányászati és Földtudományi Hivatal, ...
Khmer:កប៉ាល់ប្រដាប់ដោយកាំភ្លើងម៉ាស៊ីន, ការិយាល័យរ៉ែ និងភូវិទ្យា, ...
Korean:모터 건보트, 광산지질국, ...
Persian:قایق توپدار موتوری, اداره معادن و علوم زمین, ...
Polish:kut. art., Biuro ds. Górnictwa i Nauk o Ziemi, ...
Portuguese (BR):CTM, MGB, ...
Romanian:NMG, Biroul pentru Mine și Geoștiințe, ...
Swedish:MGB, gruv- och geovetenskapliga byrån, ...
Thai:เอ็มจีบี, สำนักเหมืองแร่และธรณีวิทยา, ...
Turkish:MGB, Maden ve Yer Bilimleri Bürosu, ...
Vietnamese:tàu pháo động cơ, Cục Khai thác và Địa chất, ...

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