Big Bertha — Bertha Ber tha, n. [F. berthe, fr. Berthe, a woman s name.] A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies. [1913 Webster] {Big Bertha}, n. a large cannon used by the German army during World War I. [PJC] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Big Bertha — ist: der englische Spitzname für ein deutsches 42 cm Geschütz des Ersten Weltkrieges, siehe Dicke Bertha die erfolgreiche Driver Marke des Golfschläger Herstellers Callaway Golf ein massiv aufgebauter Ventora FE des Automobilherstellers Vauxhall… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Big Bertha — The name of the heaviest siege guns ever built alludes to the Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach works in Essen. This large howitzer bombarded Liege and Namur in 1914, but the same name was used for the 142 ton cannon that shelled Paris in… … Dictionary of eponyms
Big Bertha — Informal. a large, long range German cannon used during World War I. * * * Either of two different sets of long range artillery produced by the Krupp works (see Thyssen Krupp Stahl) in Germany during World War I. The first were 420 mm (16.5 in.)… … Universalium
big bertha — noun Usage: usually capitalized both Bs Etymology: approximate translation of German dicke Bertha, literally, fat Bertha, after Frau Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach died 1957 proprietress of the Krupp Works, Essen, Germany, where during the… … Useful english dictionary
Big Bertha (drum) — Big Bertha is a bass drum used by the Longhorn Band of The University of Texas at Austin. The drum is considered by the university to be the world s largest drum. However, at 100 inches (8⅓ feet) in diameter, Rumble, the bass drum for blue… … Wikipedia
Big Bertha (golf club) — Big Bertha is the name given by Callaway Golf to a number of its lines of golf clubs. The name was chosen to evoke the famous German Big Bertha howitzer.The original Big Bertha driver was launched in 1991. At the time, its design was considered… … Wikipedia
Big Bertha (howitzer) — For other uses of the term, see Big Bertha (disambiguation). Big Bertha (howitzer) One of the first Big Berthas being readied for firing Type Heavy sie … Wikipedia
Big Bertha (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name =Big Bertha real name=Ashley Crawford species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #46 (July, 1989) creators=John Byrne (writer and artist)… … Wikipedia
Big Bertha — /bɪg ˈbɜθə/ (say big berthuh) noun World War I Colloquial a type of howitzer used by German forces. Also, Bertha. {? named after Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 1886–1957, proprietor of the German industrial company, Krupp, manufacturer of… …
