mandolin
Pronunciation:
/ˈmændəlɪn/noun
Definitions
A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back
A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)
An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets