单词 | model aeroplane |
释义 | > as lemmasmodel aeroplane 2. That is a model or representation of something else, esp. on a small scale; esp. designating a miniature reproduction of a building, machine, vehicle, etc., constructed for pleasure, as model aeroplane, model railway, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > model railway or train set model railway1909 train set1939–40 pike1940 1850 G. Cayley Jrnl. 28 Mar. in C. H. Gibbs-Smith Cayley's Aeronautics (1962) §44. 140 I have drawn one of the wings made for my model apparatus. 1877 Spirit of Times 15 Dec. 537/1 (advt.) Marine Screw Engines and Boilers for driving Model Yachts from 1 to 10 feet in length. a1894 R. L. Stevenson In South Seas (1896) iv. vi. 353 On Tamaiti's medicine-tree..the model canoes are hung up ex voto for a prosperous voyage. 1906 E. Nesbit Railway Children i. 3 Peter had a birthday—his tenth. Among his other presents he had a model engine. 1909 (title of periodical) Model railways and locomotives. 1912 S. Leacock Sunshine Sketches iv. 101 If a man is trying to make a model aeroplane..and he is brought to a stop by the need of reckoning the coefficient of torsion of cast-iron rods, it shows [etc.]. 1920Model aeroplane [see model dwellings n. at Compounds 2]. 1936 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 7 74/2 No little brother can cry at him to help carve and fit together a model airplane. 1938 Daily Herald 21 Dec. 6/1 The collecting of model soldiers is a nursery pastime elevated into the dignity of an adult occupation by the word ‘research’. 1950 Sci. News 15 83 Rockets are powerful research tools... Their value in aerodynamics lies in their ability to propel full-sized or model aircraft..at supersonic speeds in order that the unknown aerodynamic forces in play at these speeds can be measured. 1969 D. E. Westlake Up your Banners (1970) xxxviii. 274 [He] never had a model train set when he was young. 1973 Country Life 17 May 1385/1 Model soldiers have gone far beyond the realm of child's play and toy soldiers. 1974 Times 8 Feb. 15/5 Pursuits such as whippet racing and model aircraft flying. 1992 Canad. Geographic Jan. 10/1 The ornithopter looks like a propellerless model airplane. < as lemmas |
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