gainen.

/ɡeɪn/

Etymology: French, = sheath.

A metal tube attached to a fuse (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1918 Nature 14 Nov. 218/1 The gaine is a metal tube screwed to the fuse, which enters a cavity in the filling and makes good contact with it.

1932 D. Lloyd George War Mem. II. xix. 592 A gaine..is a tube filled with explosive, attached under the nose-cap of a high-explosive shell... Its purpose is to ensure that the detonation of the fuse in the nose-cap shall effectively detonate the contents of the shell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	gaine
释义	gainen. /ɡeɪn/ Etymology: French, = sheath. A metal tube attached to a fuse (see quots.). ΚΠ 1918 Nature 14 Nov. 218/1 The gaine is a metal tube screwed to the fuse, which enters a cavity in the filling and makes good contact with it. 1932 D. Lloyd George War Mem. II. xix. 592 A gaine..is a tube filled with explosive, attached under the nose-cap of a high-explosive shell... Its purpose is to ensure that the detonation of the fuse in the nose-cap shall effectively detonate the contents of the shell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1918
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