单词 | powder cart |
释义 | > as lemmaspowder cart powder cart n. now historical a covered cart for carrying gunpowder. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > vehicles for transport of supplies collectively > ammunition cart or wagon ammunition wagon1648 caisson1704 powder cart1795 car battery1876 1795 Times 27 July 3/1 The enemy made another attempt from the fort of the Peninsula of Quiberon; we took from them a powder-cart, with the coat of arms of George. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. vii. 89 But civlyzation doos git forrid Sometimes upon a powder-cart. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 467 Powder Cart, a two-wheeled carriage covered with an angular roof of boards. To prevent the powder from becoming damp, a tarred canvas is put over the roof. 2001 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 3 Feb. 2 Hopton himself was severely wounded and temporarily blinded by the explosion of a powder cart. < as lemmas |
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