单词 | splinter-proof |
释义 | splinter-proofn.adj. A. n. Military. A structure serving for protection from the splinters of bursting shells. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > other shelters bomb-proof1755 splinter-proof1805 blast wall1852 command post1918 bunker1939 fallout shelter1955 1805 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 2) Splinter-proof, a fence or guard... It consists of a shelving sort of frame..of..timber. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 705 There were no Barracks, nor any covering for the troops except holes,..to serve for them as splinter-proofs. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 15 From the security of the splinter-proofs at Shoeburyness. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 41 The splinter-proofs which form the roof of this cover must be laid in position..before the construction of the battery is commenced. B. adj. 1. Military. Of sufficient strength to ward off the splinters of bursting shells. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > proof against weapons cannon-proof1588 pistol-proof1590 sword-proofa1593 musket-proof1603 arrow-proof1612 shot-free1616 bomb-proof1702 splinter-proof1834 bullet-proof1856 metal proof1906 hard1958 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 71 The best description of field powder-magazine, is constructed of splinter-proof timbers of about 10 inches by 8. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 38 Gun-pits and epaulments,..screened and provided with splinter-proof cover for the gun detachments. 2. That does not break into splinters; designed so as not to splinter. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > guaranteed not to splinter splinterless1928 splinter-proof1941 the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > flaky or splintery > not splinterless1928 splinter-proof1941 1941 AWA Techn. Rev. V. 214 The control panel is mounted..below a re-entrant window of splinter-proof glass. 1964 Economist 19 Sept. 1124/3 A perfect mirror. It is unbreakable, splinterproof, lightweight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1805 |
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