| 单词 | home defence force |
| 释义 | > as lemmashome defence force General attributive, as home defence army, home defence force, home defence training, etc. ΚΠ 1871 Times 16 Jan. 9/5 It [sc. the existing system of voluntary recruitment] does not fail according to the proportions we have at present accepted as sufficient for a home defence force. 1895 W. S. Robinson Short Hist. Greece xlv. 375 He was now enrolled in the home-defence army. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 83/2 In June the Home Defence wing was formed to include all Home Defence units. 1964 E. H. Powell in I. L. Horowitz New Sociol. 342 The home-defense brigades partially filled this need. 1981 U.S. News & World Rep. 13 July 55 If the intruder approaches the bedroom, hit him with skills gained from an $88 home-defense training course. 1993 Soldier of Fortune Feb. 27/3 The MiniAimer is available in a rugged, holsterable Duty Version for law enforcement and a Standard Version for sporting or home defense uses. 2002 Evening Standard (Nexis) 7 June 6 Britain is expected to set up a Home Service anti-terrorist force in step with George Bush's proposal for a new US Home Defence Agency. < as lemmas |
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