English Dictionary

nickel

/ˈnɪk.əl/

noun

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. / (US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents. / (US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.

Nickel is a silvery-white metal that is commonly used in the production of coins.

意味（1）

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

意味（2）

(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

Coordinate term: dime

意味（3）

(US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.

意味（4）

(US, slang, by extension) Five hundred dollars.

意味（5）

(US, slang, sometimes the nickel or the hot nickel) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.

意味（6）

(slang) A playing card with the rank of five

意味（7）

(US, slang) A five-year prison sentence.

意味（8）

(American football) A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more common four.

意味（9）

(UK, WWII) An airborne propaganda leaflet.

Colonel Hazeltine still had trouble persuading air commanders to drop the nickels. Pilots profanely protested against risking their necks on such foolishness. But in the end 15,000,000 leaflets a week were being dropped on Sicily and Italy.