Dum Dum

See also: dum dum, dum-dum, dumdum, and Dumdum

English

Dum Dum Airport

Alternative forms

• Dumdum

Etymology

Transliteration of Bengali দমদম (domdom).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌm ˈdʌm/

Proper noun

Dum Dum

1. A city in West Bengal; suburb of Kolkata, India
   1. (aviation) The international airport of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, officially Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
      • 1953, “Comet Accident Inquiry”, in Roland E. Dangerfield, editor, The Aeroplane, volume 84, page 668:

        At the time of going to press the useful evidence report consists of the fact that a storm warning was given to [BOAC Flight 783]’s captain, but that he, after consultations with meteorological people, decided to take off according to plan. The aircraft, following fire-warning-circuit rectification at Singapore and radio fault-rectification at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta was then two and a half hours behind schedule.

Derived terms

• dumdum
• Dum Dum Park
• North Dum Dum
• South Dum Dum