"PED" meaning in English

See PED in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: PEDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PED (countable and uncountable, plural PEDs)
  1. (rail transport) Initialism of platform edge door. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: platform edge door
    Sense id: en-PED-en-noun-m3USRZlE Categories (other): Rail transportation, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 2 17 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 11 3 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 15 2 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 21 2 12 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 14 5 10 5 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (veterinary medicine) Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: porcine epidemic diarrhoea
    Sense id: en-PED-en-noun-tpEuyelm Categories (other): Veterinary medicine Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology
  3. Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media or game-playing device. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media or game-playing device
    Sense id: en-PED-en-noun-TfMtdvki
  4. (sports) Initialism of performance-enhancing drug. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: performance-enhancing drug Translations (performance-enhancing drug): droga deportiva [feminine] (Spanish), narcótico potenciador del desempeño [masculine] (Spanish), fármaco que embona el rendimiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-PED-en-noun-ST2-lsum Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'performance-enhancing drug': 6 6 4 78 5
  5. Initialism of parole eligibility date. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: parole eligibility date
    Sense id: en-PED-en-noun-R0IoOn4k

Inflected forms

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