单词 | rain gun |
释义 | > as lemmasrain gun rain gun n. (a) a gun used to shoot a substance into clouds, with the intention of inducing rain (rare); (b) an apparatus which shoots a high-pressure spray of water, used primarily for irrigation. ΚΠ 1892 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 26 Nov. 3/4 Opened their rain guns... General R. T. Dyrenforth and his party of rainmakers began their first series of experiments at producing rain by concussion. 1941 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 9 Aug. 3/5 Student invents rain gun... The new machine can send..water 180 feet. 2001 Furrow Mar. 37/3 Low-pressure sprinklers, mobile trickle-irrigation equipment, and drip-line irrigation pipes are now replacing rain guns. < as lemmas |
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