单词 | plunging-pit |
释义 | > as lemmasplunging-pit C1. General attributive, as plunging-hole, plunging-pit, plunging system, etc. ΚΠ 1860 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn (ed. 2) xlvi Standing upon the plunging-stage Adamically, without a rag upon him. 1871 S. Hibberd Amateur's Flower Garden xiii. 238 The object of the plunging system is to keep up a rich display of flowers or leaves on the same spot the whole year round. 1882 Garden 21 Jan. 49/2 Plants of two or three sorts should be selected from the cold plunging pits. 1907 N.E.D. at Plunging vbl. sb. Plunging bath, -hole. 1966 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 23 Feb. 14/3 They go in for ambushes, mines and booby traps. One of their favorites is called a plunging pit. 1991 Which? Oct. 562/2 The plunging action should create enough pressure to clear the blockage. < as lemmas |
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