air punchn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː pʌn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɛ(ə)r ˌpən(t)ʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, punch n.²

Etymology: < air n.¹ + punch n.² With sense 2 compare earlier air-punching n.

1. U.S. Power in the air.

a. American Football. Offensive power based on passing.

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1939 Boston Daily Globe 5 Oct. 21/1 (heading) Backs shifted at Dartmouth for air punch... The new setup gives Dartmouth more potential gaining power on forward passes.

2000 Courier Post (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) (Electronic ed.) 18 Nov. Gloucester..has displayed a balanced offense with..Greg Coxe supplying the air punch to receivers Lew Merryfield and Steve Huntsinger.

b. An airborne military attack. Also: military air power; air supremacy.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > power of aircraft or forces

air power1908

air1917

air punch1940

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation

mission1910

air raid1914

sortie1918

hickboo1919

air punch1940

air strike1942

trade1942

1940 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 22 Aug. 2/7 (heading) Weather hampers air punches.

1942 Newsday (N.Y.) 6 Jan. (Nassau ed.) 23/1 In that demonstration of offensive American air punch one Japanese destroyer was sunk.

1952 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 10 Oct. 2/3 Sabres shot down two MiGs..over Northwest Korea. Most of the air punch, however, was reserved for the fighting front.

2009 R. B. Myers Eyes on Horizon ix. 172 The heaviest air punch would be delivered by B-1s and B-52s.

2. An act of thrusting one's clenched fist into the air, typically as a gesture of elation or triumph. Also: a blow with the fist which does not strike a target.

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1976 Washington Post 26 Jan. c1 [He] threw a vintage half-court tantrum, complete with the patented foot stomp, wild air punch and nasty language.

1977 D. Morris Manwatching 59 The Air Punch is the most aggressive of the baton postures, and when the hand is beaten in the air as a clenched fist there is little doubt of the mood of the performer.

1983 Times 18 May 24 With a crump and a clatter the 10 of them [sc. bowling pins] leapt and fell: strike. Air-punch.

1996 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. c3/5 It was Bruno who generated mostly air punches, connecting on only a few shots.

2004 N. Govinden We are New Romantics 113 I laughed with relief, punching the air for a moment, then remembering that I never did anything as cheesy as air punches.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air punch
释义	air punchn. Brit. /ˈɛː pʌn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˈɛ(ə)r ˌpən(t)ʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, punch n.² Etymology: < air n.¹ + punch n.² With sense 2 compare earlier air-punching n. 1. U.S. Power in the air. a. American Football. Offensive power based on passing. ΚΠ 1939 Boston Daily Globe 5 Oct. 21/1 (heading) Backs shifted at Dartmouth for air punch... The new setup gives Dartmouth more potential gaining power on forward passes. 2000 Courier Post (Cherry Hill, New Jersey) (Electronic ed.) 18 Nov. Gloucester..has displayed a balanced offense with..Greg Coxe supplying the air punch to receivers Lew Merryfield and Steve Huntsinger. b. An airborne military attack. Also: military air power; air supremacy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > power of aircraft or forces air power1908 air1917 air punch1940 society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation mission1910 air raid1914 sortie1918 hickboo1919 air punch1940 air strike1942 trade1942 1940 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 22 Aug. 2/7 (heading) Weather hampers air punches. 1942 Newsday (N.Y.) 6 Jan. (Nassau ed.) 23/1 In that demonstration of offensive American air punch one Japanese destroyer was sunk. 1952 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 10 Oct. 2/3 Sabres shot down two MiGs..over Northwest Korea. Most of the air punch, however, was reserved for the fighting front. 2009 R. B. Myers Eyes on Horizon ix. 172 The heaviest air punch would be delivered by B-1s and B-52s. 2. An act of thrusting one's clenched fist into the air, typically as a gesture of elation or triumph. Also: a blow with the fist which does not strike a target. ΚΠ 1976 Washington Post 26 Jan. c1 [He] threw a vintage half-court tantrum, complete with the patented foot stomp, wild air punch and nasty language. 1977 D. Morris Manwatching 59 The Air Punch is the most aggressive of the baton postures, and when the hand is beaten in the air as a clenched fist there is little doubt of the mood of the performer. 1983 Times 18 May 24 With a crump and a clatter the 10 of them [sc. bowling pins] leapt and fell: strike. Air-punch. 1996 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. c3/5 It was Bruno who generated mostly air punches, connecting on only a few shots. 2004 N. Govinden We are New Romantics 113 I laughed with relief, punching the air for a moment, then remembering that I never did anything as cheesy as air punches. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1939
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