单词 | rail-cutting |
释义 | > as lemmasrail-cutting rail-cutting n. the interruption or destruction of enemy railway communications. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > destruction of railway communications rail-cutting1899 1899 Westm. Gaz. 9 Dec. 5/3 We shall hear a good deal more of rail-cutting operations on the part of the enemy. 1962 J. Field Hist. U.S. Naval Operations xii. 417 It was decided to emphasize rail cutting supplemented by the destruction of a small number of key bridges. 1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 May a19 Despite the immense difficulty and modest rewards of strategic rail-cutting, the U.S. Air Force did try repeatedly to disrupt the enemy's transport system. < as lemmas |
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