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Police Take Ecclestone's Gun
curiousSeptember 9, 2026·85 words·1 min read
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Police Take Ecclestone's Gun
Bernie Ecclestone is 95 years old. He was the boss of Formula One car racing. He flew to Portugal with a gun. Police stopped him at the airport. He had no papers for the gun. So he had to give it to them.
Ecclestone wanted to use the gun in a shooting game. He says he never carries these papers. He also says the police were kind.
His wife went to Lisbon to help him. In 2022, police in Brazil arrested him for a gun.
Vocabulary Translations· 4 words · 12 languages
Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.
racingn.
the sport of going fast to win
đua xeautomobilismo, corridasレース、レーシングyarış sporucarreras, automovilismowyścigiسباقاتracen, autosportгонки赛车运动경주, 레이싱
airportn.
the place where planes go up and down
sân bayaeroporto空港havalimanıaeropuertolotniskoمطارluchthavenаэропорт机场공항
shootingadj.
about firing a gun at something
bắn súngde tiro射撃のatış (ile ilgili)de tirostrzeleckiالرمايةschiet-стрелковый射击的사격의
gunn.
a thing that shoots and can kill
khẩu súngarma de fogo銃silah, tabancaarma de fuegobroń palnaمسدس، سلاح ناريvuurwapenоружие, пистолет枪총
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