pod
pod
pɑd
paad
British pronunciation
/pˈɒd/

Definitie en betekenis van "pod"in het Engels

01

a social group of aquatic mammals, such as whales or dolphins

pod definition and meaning
example
Voorbeelden
A pod of dolphins swam alongside the boat.
Whales often travel in pods for protection.
02

peul, huls

a long and narrow casing filled with seeds that grows on some specific plants, such as beans and peas
example
Voorbeelden
She harvested a basket full of pea pods from her garden for dinner.
Ze oogstte een mand vol erwtenpeulen uit haar tuin voor het avondeten.
The soybean pods were ripe and ready to be harvested by the farmers.
De peulen van de sojabonen waren rijp en klaar om door de boeren te worden geoogst.
03

a detachable compartment or container attached to an aircraft, often holding fuel, equipment, or weapons

example
Voorbeelden
The fighter jet carried an external fuel pod.
The reconnaissance plane had a camera pod attached.
04

the part of a plant that encloses the seeds, distinct from the seeds themselves

example
Voorbeelden
The pod protects developing seeds.
Farmers removed the pods from the plants.
to pod
01

(of certain plants) to develop or produce seed-containing pods

example
Voorbeelden
The peas began to pod in early summer.
The farmer noted which plants would pod first.
02

peulen, ontdoen van de peul

to remove peas or beans from their outer covering, typically as part of food preparation
example
Voorbeelden
She pods the peas before adding them to the salad for dinner.
Ze peult de erwten voordat ze ze aan de salade voor het diner toevoegt.
He podded the beans for the stew yesterday.
Hij heeft gisteren de bonen voor de stoofpot gepod.
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