单词 | general sherman |
释义 | > as lemmasGeneral Sherman (tank) Used attributively and absol. to designate an American type of medium tank, much used during the war of 1939–45. Also General Sherman (tank). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > armed or armoured > tank > types of whippet1918 cruiser tank1940 Valentine1941 General Sherman (tank)1942 Valentine tank1943 buffalo1944 flail tank1944 1942 Times 6 Nov. 6/3 (caption) A picture just received from America of General Sherman tanks. 1942 W. S. Churchill End of Beginning (1943) 229 This very powerful force.., including all the best tanks, the Grants and the Shermans, was withdrawn from the battle front. 1944 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Nov. 11/2 The Sherman tanks jumped off with orders to cross the river. 1965 A. J. P. Taylor Eng. Hist. 1914–45 xv. 554 To aid Auchinleck, the Americans diverted 300 Sherman tanks to Suez. 1969 Stubbs & Connor Armor-Cavalry i. 64 A much improved M3 medium was standardized in 1941 as the M4, better known throughout the war by its British designation, the General Sherman. 1971 E. Luttwak Dict. Mod. War 176/1 The Israeli army uses a large number of converted Shermans fitted with a new 105-mm gun. < as lemmas |
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