| 单词 | firing point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfiring point firing point n. (a) the point from which a gun or other weapon is fired, esp. in target shooting; (b) the limit of conditions in which a flammable gas or vapour will ignite in air; (in later use) spec. = fire point n. 4.In quot. 1807 perhaps: the point at which a gun is aimed; = aiming point n. at aiming n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > [noun] > at which some specific condition occurs freezing-point1748 boiling-point1773 absolute zero1798 firing point1807 melting temperature1827 ice point1832 dew-point1833 melting point1838 neutral temperature1854 fusing point or temperature1860 welding point1868 flashing-point1878 flashpoint1878 mp1880 ignition temperature1881 silver-point1882 fire point1884 ignition point1887 neutral point1892 smoking point1915 smoking temperature1915 pour point1922 smoke point1933 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > [noun] > shooting-range > position for firing score1513 firing point1807 1807 tr. Syst. Discipline & Manœuvres Infantry 177 in W. Duane Amer. Mil. Libr. (1809) I. In line the wings, or outermost divisions..are quarter faced in front as at M N retaining their dress in front, but faced to the firing point. 1814 New Monthly Mag. Dec. 447/2 The presence of inflammable gas..through all its gradations to the firing point, is readily discovered by an experienced collier. 1855 Instr. Musketry 33 A red flag..will invariably be answered by the bugler at the firing point, by sounding the ‘Cease fire’. 1878 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) IV. 570 Mineral oil, one or two degrees above the standard firing-point, may, if stored in a populous locality, cause sad disaster. 1932 J. A. Barlow Elements Rifle Shooting iii. 38 The register keeper at the firing-point then shouts out the firer's name and the value of his shot. 1986 T. Clancy Red Storm Rising (1988) xxvi. 428 The German missileers in the village skillfully changed firing points after every shot. 2008 Business Wire (Nexis) 23 June Biodiesel fuel has a higher firing point than that of light gas oil, which enables complete combustion. < as lemmas |
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