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单词 jerry up
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Jerry 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.
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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. 53Jerry up!’ said Half Pint, pointing up into the sky.
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