单词 | midget submarine |
释义 | > as lemmasmidget submarine midget submarine n. a small submarine (sometimes defined as any submarine under 150 tons), often carrying a crew of only one or two, and used in surprise attacks, surveillance, etc.In quot. 1917 not as a fixed collocation. ΚΠ 1917 Hearst's Dec. 429/1 His [sc. Henry Ford's] present scheme is a midget submarine. 1942 Manch. Guardian 2 June 5/6 Japanese midget submarines last night attempted a raid on Sydney harbour. 1984 Times 19 Nov. 7/8 Soviet midget submarines which crawl along the seabed are operating off Gibraltar. 2014 H. R. Clinton Hard Choices iii. 53 A team of UN investigators concluded that a North Korean midget submarine was likely responsible for the unprovoked attack. < as lemmas |
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