单词 | percussion match |
释义 | > as lemmaspercussion match percussion match n. a match which ignites by striking or being struck; spec. a type of match used to fire the charge in a percussion gun; also attributive. ΚΠ 1851 Rep. Great Conspiracy Case 294 By placing a keg of powder under the track, and having a trail of powder to the track, it could be fired by means of percussion matches under the rail. 1968 Times 7 Nov. 20/6 (advt.) A pair percussion match pistols, maker B. Courtin au Blanc: £240. 2001 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 Sept. 10 Among a group of match rifles, two .451 muzzle-loading percussion match rifles by Alexander Henry of Edinburgh stood out. < as lemmas |
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