| 单词 | fire spout |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire spout fire spout n. (a) a device which shoots out burning liquid or flames (rare); (b) a jet of fire or burning material; esp. = fire fountain n. 2 (now rare).In quot. 2012 with reference to a video game. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > ejected volcanic material > [noun] > volcanic fire fireeOE furnace1660 wildfire1672 fire spout1739 1739 W. Warburton Comm. Pope's Ess. Man in Hist. Wks. Learned Apr. 245 He had made use of Fire-spouts or Pumps to fling in liquid Fire into the Enemy's Ships. 1787 Edinb. Mag. 5 381/1 Three fire-spouts broke out. of which that in the north-west was the greatest. 1966 Fire Res. Abstr. & Rev. 8 215 In a wild fire such a supply of uniformly combustible mixture is unlikely for any length of time and the rapid dying out and fluctuation of the fire spout results. 1996 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Aug. c3 This was a fairly tame performance, nicely staged with multiple screens and hidden fire spouts, but lacking anything truly magnificent. 2012 Marketwire (Nexis) 28 June Kingdom Ignis is fire-themed and has lava flows, lava beds and fire spouts for players to battle around. < as lemmas |
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