bangalore

n. A major city in southern India, now officially called Bengaluru, known for its technology industry.

n. The state capital of Karnataka, India; a major global hub for information technology and aerospace.

“Many international software companies have their main offices in Bangalore.”

“The rapid urbanisation of Bangalore has transformed it from a colonial garden city into a sprawling technological metropolis.”

n. A long tube filled with explosives used by soldiers to clear paths through wires or mines.

n. A shortened form of 'Bangalore torpedo', an explosive charge placed within a long, extendable tube to clear obstacles like barbed wire.

“The soldiers used a bangalore to blow a hole in the enemy's fence.”

“Combat engineers deployed a bangalore to breach the perimeter wire under the cover of heavy smoke.”

Technical · Slang