0 a poisonous snake from Africa and southern Asia that makes itself look bigger and more threatening by spreading the skin at the back of its head --
1 abbreviation for Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms: a meeting room or rooms where an emergency committee (= official group) of the British government meets for urgent discussions, or the committee itself: --
He held talks with security chiefs in the Parliament's emergency briefing room, COBRA, about whether to close the subway network.
Chairing the emergency Cobra committee, the Health Secretary said: "It's crucial we prepare for things getting worse."
Ministers broke off their holidays to hold an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss the outbreak.
2 a poisonous snake from Africa or southern Asia that can make itself look bigger by spreading the skin at the back of its head --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.