| 单词 | powder-mill |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspowder-mill powder-mill n. [compare French moulin à poudre machine for grinding an explosive mixture of saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal (a1630)] now chiefly historical a mill for making gunpowder. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > explosives powder-mill1645 corning-mill1794 shot-tower1835 hill1897 charge-house1900 1645 Contin. Speciall Passages Parl. No. 14. 6 Our Pouder Mill was burnt. 1772 G. White Jrnl. 5 Jan. (1970) v. 47 The concussion felt Jan.: 6..was occasioned by the blowing-up of the powder-mill near Hounslow. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 264 We walked with some circumspection, as if we were entering a powder-mill. 1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 115 The famous old powder mills have alas been pulled down. 2004 Kent & Sussex Courier (Nexis) 19 Mar. It is 70 years since the production of gunpowder stopped at Leigh powder mills, costing many local jobs. < as lemmas |
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