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Archie slang.|ˈɑːtʃɪ|
[abbrev. of Archibald: see quot. 1922.]
An anti-aircraft gun, orig. applied to those used by the Germans in the war of 1914–18. Hence Archie v. trans., to fire at with an anti-aircraft gun.
Occas. used in the war of 1939–45 (see ack-ack).
1915H. Rosher Let. 19 June in In R.N.A.S. (1916) 116 There are some beastly Archies..which come unpleasantly near first shot. 1917‘Contact’ Airman's Outings vi. 159 Only somebody who has been Archied from Plusprès can realise what it means to fly right over the stronghold at four thousand feet. 1918‘Wings’ Over German Lines 30 The German gunners..are putting up a barrage of ‘Archie’ shells. 1920Blackw. Mag. Dec. 757/1 So soon as they crossed the lines, they were heavily ‘archied’. 1922Raleigh War in Air I. 343 The anti-aircraft guns got their name of ‘Archies’ from a light-hearted British pilot, who when he was fired at in the air quoted a popular music-hall refrain—‘Archibald, certainly not!’ 1939News Review 30 Nov. 14/3 On each occasion fighters and heavy ‘Archie’ barrages drove the Nazis off. 1940N. Monks Squadrons Up! i. 29 Fly over the ‘archie’ (anti-aircraft) batteries. |