Lee-Enfieldn.

Brit.

/ˌliːˈɛnfiːld/, U.S.

/ˌliˈɛnˌfild/

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper name Lee, Enfield.

Etymology: < the names of James Paris Lee (1831–1904), American designer of the bolt action, and of Enfield, a town in Greater London, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory, where the rifling form was designed (compare Bren n.). Compare Lee-Metford n.

In full Lee-Enfield rifle. A bolt-action, magazine-fed rifle of a type formerly used by the British army.The Lee-Enfield rifle was standard issue in the British army from 1895 until 1957.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > rifle > types of

three-o(h)-three1683

air rifle1801

yager1817

big bore1838

seventy-five1840

telescopic rifle1850

Minié rifle1851

needle rifle1856

pea rifle1856

Lancaster1857

six-shooting1858

Whitworth1858

Henry1861

polygroove1863

telescopic-sighted rifle1863

spencer1866

magazine rifle1867

Snider rifle1868

chassepot1869

Martini–Henry rifle1869

Winchester1871

Mauser rifle1872

Martini1876

saloon rifle1881

express1884

express rifle1884

Mannlicher1884

Mauser1887

Lee-Enfield1888

Flobert1890

pump gun1890

take-down1895

two-two1895

Ross rifle1901

hammer-rifle1907

sporter1907

French 751914

twenty-two1925

machine-gun rifle1941

assault rifle1950

assault weapon1968

kalashnikov1970

assault rifle1975

1888 Birmingham Daily Post 26 Apr. 4/3 The latest form of the army rifle, the new Lee-Enfield.., will in the course of the next week be issued to a portion of the troops for trial and approval.

1897 Daily News 10 May 9/5 Some Volunteer detachments..were armed with the Lee-Enfield rifle, and used it effectively.

1901 C. Rose-Innes With Paget's Horse 77 The crack, crack of the Lee-Enfields gradually silenced the Mauser and Martini-Henry of the Boers.

1918 R. D. Pinkerton Ladies from Hell i. 16 No single piece of training stood me in better stead than the incessant training at handling our Lee-Enfields.

1942 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 4 Apr. 2/3 Any home guard Platoon..with one Lee-Enfield between six.

1981 A. Judd Breed of Heroes i. v. 109 There was an old British Army .303 Lee-Enfield rifle.

1994 E. McNamee Resurrection Man (1998) iii. 20 I could get you this Lee-Enfield. Perfect nick.

Compounds

General attributive, as Lee-Enfield bullet, Lee-Enfield cartridge, etc.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet

pistol bullet?1591

musket bullet1598

musket ball1637

silver bullet1648

three-o(h)-three1683

pistol ball1689

musket shot1755

Biscayen1812

picket1848

rifle bolt1849

Minié ball1851

Minié1852

expanding bullet1859

navy bullet1873

two-two1895

dum-dum1897

Lee-Enfield bullet1899

rubber bullet1900

full-metal-jacket1913

round-nose1932

thirty-two1942

plastic bullet1945

baton round1968

1899 Manch. Weekly Times 10 Nov. 5/6 At Chitral the Lee-Enfield bullet was found to be unsatisfactory.

1900 W. W. Greener Sharpshooting iii. 54 The cost of ammunition is only one-third that of the Lee-Enfield cartridge.

1921 Antiquaries Jrnl. 1 34 In the next layer down to 22 in. were two sarsen chips,..three pieces of Romano-British pottery, one flint flake, and a Lee-Enfield cartridge case at 18 in. below ground-level.

1988 D. C. Isby Weapons & Tactics Soviet Army (new ed.) ix. 159/2 Their open tops make the troops aboard vulnerable to long-range Lee Enfield fire.

2001 L. P. Goodson Afghanistan's Endless War 203 In one of my trips to Darra in 1987, I purchased a British Lee Enfield bayonet dating from 1917.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lee-enfield
释义	Lee-Enfieldn. Brit. /ˌliːˈɛnfiːld/, U.S. /ˌliˈɛnˌfild/ Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper name Lee, Enfield. Etymology: < the names of James Paris Lee (1831–1904), American designer of the bolt action, and of Enfield, a town in Greater London, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory, where the rifling form was designed (compare Bren n.). Compare Lee-Metford n. In full Lee-Enfield rifle. A bolt-action, magazine-fed rifle of a type formerly used by the British army.The Lee-Enfield rifle was standard issue in the British army from 1895 until 1957. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > rifle > types of three-o(h)-three1683 air rifle1801 yager1817 big bore1838 seventy-five1840 telescopic rifle1850 Minié rifle1851 needle rifle1856 pea rifle1856 Lancaster1857 six-shooting1858 Whitworth1858 Henry1861 polygroove1863 telescopic-sighted rifle1863 spencer1866 magazine rifle1867 Snider rifle1868 chassepot1869 Martini–Henry rifle1869 Winchester1871 Mauser rifle1872 Martini1876 saloon rifle1881 express1884 express rifle1884 Mannlicher1884 Mauser1887 Lee-Enfield1888 Flobert1890 pump gun1890 take-down1895 two-two1895 Ross rifle1901 hammer-rifle1907 sporter1907 French 751914 twenty-two1925 machine-gun rifle1941 assault rifle1950 assault weapon1968 kalashnikov1970 assault rifle1975 1888 Birmingham Daily Post 26 Apr. 4/3 The latest form of the army rifle, the new Lee-Enfield.., will in the course of the next week be issued to a portion of the troops for trial and approval. 1897 Daily News 10 May 9/5 Some Volunteer detachments..were armed with the Lee-Enfield rifle, and used it effectively. 1901 C. Rose-Innes With Paget's Horse 77 The crack, crack of the Lee-Enfields gradually silenced the Mauser and Martini-Henry of the Boers. 1918 R. D. Pinkerton Ladies from Hell i. 16 No single piece of training stood me in better stead than the incessant training at handling our Lee-Enfields. 1942 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 4 Apr. 2/3 Any home guard Platoon..with one Lee-Enfield between six. 1981 A. Judd Breed of Heroes i. v. 109 There was an old British Army .303 Lee-Enfield rifle. 1994 E. McNamee Resurrection Man (1998) iii. 20 I could get you this Lee-Enfield. Perfect nick. Compounds General attributive, as Lee-Enfield bullet, Lee-Enfield cartridge, etc. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet pistol bullet?1591 musket bullet1598 musket ball1637 silver bullet1648 three-o(h)-three1683 pistol ball1689 musket shot1755 Biscayen1812 picket1848 rifle bolt1849 Minié ball1851 Minié1852 expanding bullet1859 navy bullet1873 two-two1895 dum-dum1897 Lee-Enfield bullet1899 rubber bullet1900 full-metal-jacket1913 round-nose1932 thirty-two1942 plastic bullet1945 baton round1968 1899 Manch. Weekly Times 10 Nov. 5/6 At Chitral the Lee-Enfield bullet was found to be unsatisfactory. 1900 W. W. Greener Sharpshooting iii. 54 The cost of ammunition is only one-third that of the Lee-Enfield cartridge. 1921 Antiquaries Jrnl. 1 34 In the next layer down to 22 in. were two sarsen chips,..three pieces of Romano-British pottery, one flint flake, and a Lee-Enfield cartridge case at 18 in. below ground-level. 1988 D. C. Isby Weapons & Tactics Soviet Army (new ed.) ix. 159/2 Their open tops make the troops aboard vulnerable to long-range Lee Enfield fire. 2001 L. P. Goodson Afghanistan's Endless War 203 In one of my trips to Darra in 1987, I purchased a British Lee Enfield bayonet dating from 1917. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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