单词 | lazy dog |
释义 | > as lemmaslazy dog lazy dog n. U.S. Military slang a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid-air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > fragmentation fragmentation bomb1918 grass cutter1925 parafrag bomb1944 scatter bomb1961 lazy dog1965 cluster bomb1967 pellet bomb1967 mother-bomb1971 nail bomb1971 1965 Times 23 Mar. 12/7 Asked why something more deadly was not preferred—when such things as napalm and white phosphorus incendiary bombs and ‘lazy dog’ fragmentation bombs are frequently in use— the spokesmen said the gas was being used in situations where the Vietcong might be holding hostages. 1967 N.Y. Times 13 Jan. 8 The Lazy Dog is an advanced antipersonnel weapon introduced last spring. 1968 Punch 21 Feb. 258 Tomorrow, we'll get three divisions in here, four, we'll get two hundred B-52s, we'll get ground-to-grounds, and whole batteries of Lazy Dogs. < as lemmas |
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