单词 | jerry up |
释义 | > as lemmasJerry up (also over) b. Military. Jerry up (also over): used in the First World War (1914–18) as a warning that a German aircraft was approaching overhead. Now historical. ΚΠ 1919 K. Schwensen Hist. 102nd M. P. iii. 32 A whistle would cut through the night, notifying: ‘Jerry up’. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 131 Jerry over, ‘Lights out!’ The word passed along the lines at the Front at night on the nearing overhead of an enemy aeroplane. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 131 Jerry up, a warning call on the approach of a German aeroplane. 2011 P. Kelleher Black Hand Gang iii. 53 ‘Jerry up!’ said Half Pint, pointing up into the sky. < as lemmas |
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