"Elephant's Foot" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Elephant's Foot [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Russian Слоно́вья нога́ (Slonóvʹja nogá), in reference to its bulky mass and wrinkled appearance which resembles the foot of an elephant. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|ru|Слоно́вья нога́}} Calque of Russian Слоно́вья нога́ (Slonóvʹja nogá) Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=Elephant's Foot}} the Elephant's Foot
  1. A large mass of corium beneath the remains of Reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was produced by its meltdown during the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. Categories (topical): Nicknames Translations (Translations): Слоно́вья нога́ (Slonóvʹja nogá) [feminine] (Russian), Слоно́ва нога́ (Slonóva nohá) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Elephant's_Foot-en-name-nkSyYqB7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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