| 单词 | biscuit bomber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbiscuit bomber biscuit bomber n. Army slang (chiefly Australian); now historical (also with capital initials) an aircraft used to drop supplies to troops.Frequently used to refer to the Douglas DC-3, which was used to drop supplies in remote parts of New Guinea during the Second World War (1939–45). ΚΠ 1942 Sydney Morning Herald 14 Dec. 7/2 The good work of the ‘biscuit bombers’, as the big supply planes were called by the troops, had given the troops plenty of ammunition and food. 1974 D. Waugh Master White Grass 35 Food will be dropped where necessary by the biscuit-bombers, or carried by boong-train—by native carriers. 1978 R. Macklin Newsfront 99 Above they could see old ‘Biscuit Bombers’, resurrected from war service, dropping supplies. 2012 P. Williams Kokoda Trail for Dummies vi. 272 Movie footage filmed by wartime cinematographer Damien Parer shows Douglas DC3 aircraft (colloquially known as the biscuit bombers) dropping food and equipment to the waiting troops. < as lemmas |
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