B & B

or B and B

  1. bed and breakfast (provided as accommodations at a lodging place); hence, the place providing these
  2. Benedictine and brandy (mixed as a cocktail)

noun pl. BB's

  1. a small pellet of shot, .175 inch in diameter, fired from an air gun ()
  2. a small pellet of shot, .18 inch in diameter, used in shotgun cartridges

Origin: size designation

or bb

Baseball base(s) on balls

See B & B in American Heritage Dictionary 4

abbreviation
bed-and-breakfast

abbreviation
ball bearing

noun
A standard size of lead pellet that measures 7/40 of an inch (0.44 centimeters) in diameter, used in air rifles.

abbreviation
base on balls

abbreviation
Barbados (in Internet addresses)

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