soft killn.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t) ˈkɪl/, U.S.

/ˈsɔf(t) ˌkɪl/,

/ˈsɑf(t) ˌkɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., kill n.¹

Etymology: < soft adj. + kill n.¹

1. Sport (chiefly racket sports and volleyball). A winning shot which is struck with little or no force, typically deceiving an opponent who is preparing for a faster, more powerful strike; esp. one which falls to the ground immediately after crossing the net. Cf. kill n.¹ 2c.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > [noun] > types of play or stroke

fault1599

back-hand1657

serving1688

let1819

return1832

ace1840

error1877

rally1879

knock-up1884

drop1900

kill1903

soft kill1910

angle shot1911

retrieve1913

length1924

put-away1932

1910 Baily's Mag. June 452/1 Mr. Basil Foster..in addition to being a great adept at the ‘soft kill’, has such a lovely style.

1962 C. L. Brownell et al. Recreational Sports 113/2 Sometimes a soft kill, as a change of pace, will catch your opponent completely off guard.

2012 Daily Herald (Chicago) 31 Oct. ii. 6/3 Vicky Lui..put up a soft kill that dropped in off the net for a 24–18 lead.

2. Military (originally U.S.). The action or an act of disabling an enemy target without the use of destructive force, esp. by disrupting or impairing communication or radar equipment, missile guidance systems, etc. Frequently attributive, designating action of this kind or weapons systems used for it.

ΚΠ

1973 Hearings on Cost Escalation in Def. Procurement Contracts (U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Comm., 93rd Congr., 1st Sess.) III. iii. 3503 Integrated systems of offensive hardware and software..are structured to provide a mix of hard and soft kill.

1978 Internat. Security 2 188 In addition to the ‘hard kill’ defensive systems, the Navy is developing a ‘soft kill’ capability with electronic countermeasures and decoys.

1987 Guardian 11 Nov. 6/1 The Armilla patrol was well protected, the minister insisted... It had ‘soft kill weapons such as jammers and decoys’.

2012 K. Pollpeter in A. J. Tellis & T. Tanner Strategic Asia 2012–13 168 Hard kills can complement soft kills when soft kills are ineffective or unsuitable for the mission.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft kill
释义	soft killn. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t) ˈkɪl/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t) ˌkɪl/, /ˈsɑf(t) ˌkɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adj., kill n.¹ Etymology: < soft adj. + kill n.¹ 1. Sport (chiefly racket sports and volleyball). A winning shot which is struck with little or no force, typically deceiving an opponent who is preparing for a faster, more powerful strike; esp. one which falls to the ground immediately after crossing the net. Cf. kill n.¹ 2c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > [noun] > types of play or stroke fault1599 back-hand1657 serving1688 let1819 return1832 ace1840 error1877 rally1879 knock-up1884 drop1900 kill1903 soft kill1910 angle shot1911 retrieve1913 length1924 put-away1932 1910 Baily's Mag. June 452/1 Mr. Basil Foster..in addition to being a great adept at the ‘soft kill’, has such a lovely style. 1962 C. L. Brownell et al. Recreational Sports 113/2 Sometimes a soft kill, as a change of pace, will catch your opponent completely off guard. 2012 Daily Herald (Chicago) 31 Oct. ii. 6/3 Vicky Lui..put up a soft kill that dropped in off the net for a 24–18 lead. 2. Military (originally U.S.). The action or an act of disabling an enemy target without the use of destructive force, esp. by disrupting or impairing communication or radar equipment, missile guidance systems, etc. Frequently attributive, designating action of this kind or weapons systems used for it. ΚΠ 1973 Hearings on Cost Escalation in Def. Procurement Contracts (U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Comm., 93rd Congr., 1st Sess.) III. iii. 3503 Integrated systems of offensive hardware and software..are structured to provide a mix of hard and soft kill. 1978 Internat. Security 2 188 In addition to the ‘hard kill’ defensive systems, the Navy is developing a ‘soft kill’ capability with electronic countermeasures and decoys. 1987 Guardian 11 Nov. 6/1 The Armilla patrol was well protected, the minister insisted... It had ‘soft kill weapons such as jammers and decoys’. 2012 K. Pollpeter in A. J. Tellis & T. Tanner Strategic Asia 2012–13 168 Hard kills can complement soft kills when soft kills are ineffective or unsuitable for the mission. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910
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