| 单词 | roof-spotting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroof-spotting roof-spotting n. observation from the top of a building to give warning of hostile aircraft; cf. roof-spotter n. ΚΠ 1940 Times 25 Sept. 8/1 No ‘roof-spotting’ is possible in the vast majority of the small and medium-sized branches scattered throughout the metropolitan and suburban areas. 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 1 Nov. 322 In the aggregate many thousands of man-hours have been saved by efficient roof-spotting. 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 1 Nov. 322 The reports to the Ministry show that the roof-spotting system is welcomed by the workers. 1942 T. Kitching Diary 4 Feb. in Life & Death in Changi (1998) iii. 27 The all clear went at 12.15 p.m. I instructed Foggy, James Laird and two others in the gentle art of roof-spotting. 2005 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 2 May 21 ‘I also did roof spotting,’ he recalls. ‘I'd be up on the roof, and if I thought planes were coming, I had to sound the alarm.’ < as lemmas |
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