| 单词 | firing barrel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfiring barrel firing barrel n. †(a) Military an incendiary device consisting of a cylindrical container filled with flammable materials and set alight; = fire-barrel n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a (obsolete rare (historical in later use)); (b) (in a firearm, artillery piece, etc.) = barrel n. 7. ΚΠ 1370Ffuryngbarell [see sense 1a]. 1864 A. Walker Rifle Theory & Practice vi. 195 Glycerine..coagulates by a degree of heat far below that which it would encounter in the firing barrel. 1899 E. S. Ellis Life Story Hero Manila ix. 109 Many ingenious weapons were used, including..pavises, lances and firing barrels. 1977 Irish Times 27 May 1/8 The [mortar] crew's loader had put the bomb in the firing barrel when it went off, peeling back the sides of the steel tube. 2010 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 29 Oct. 3 Dorian researched the tradition before constructing his own [pumpkin] cannon, using a tank of compressed air, a firing barrel and a valve. < as lemmas |
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