单词 | cloud seeder |
释义 | > as lemmascloud seeder cloud seeder n. a person who seeds clouds (seed v. 10c); an aircraft or apparatus used in cloud seeding. ΚΠ 1948 Flying Mag. Nov. 42 (caption) Supercharged AT-6 was modified by Vest Aircraft Co., Denver, for use as cloud seeder. 1953 Jrnl. Amer. Water Works Assoc. 45 1144/1 The skilled commercial cloud seeder is qualified by training and experience to undertake the large-scale operations that make cloud seeding economically worthwhile. 1958 Ann. Reg. 1957 485 Experiments with an electrostatic cloud seeder consisting of an aircraft trailing two 300 ft. cables carrying a 50,000 volt charge of electricity. 1981 Economist 20 June 55/1 Utilities that hire cloud-seeders, hoping to increase water-flow into their reservoirs, may cause the heavens to fall on the tourist industry. < as lemmas |
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