stick-bombn.¹

Brit.

/ˈstɪkbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, bomb n.

Etymology: < stick n.¹ + bomb n. With use with reference to a weapon used by German forces in the World Wars compare German Stielhandgranate (see stick grenade n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2).

Now chiefly historical.

An explosive device with a protruding stick to facilitate firing or throwing. Cf. stick grenade n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > other bombs

iron bomb1759

suicide bomb1889

crump1914

radio bomb1914

marmite1915

pineapple bomb1916

pineapple1918

germ bomb1921

stick-bomb1928

bomblet1937

breadbasket1940

flash bomb1940

blockbuster1942

butterfly bomb1942

screamer1942

plastic bomb1944

napalm bomb1945

mail bomb1972

blast bomb1976

1928 in C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station xiii. 222 The silent firing of projectiles varying in size from the Mills grenade to the 250-lb. stick bomb.

1940 Illustr. London News 10 Feb. 167/1 A charge with ‘stick-bombs’—a form of hand grenade.

1967 Novel 1 22 An officer named Williamson is disembowelled by a German stick-bomb in the tangled barbwire of No Man's Land.

1990 Times of India 30 July 22/6 A Chinese-made stick bomb, three magazines and 166 cartridges were recovered.

2016 E. R. Oachs World War I Weapons iv. 41 In 1915, Germany unleashed its first mass-produced grenade, the stick-bomb.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

stick-bombn.²

Brit.

/ˈstɪkbɒm/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkˌbɑm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick v.¹, bomb n.

Etymology: < stick v.¹ + bomb n. Compare slightly earlier sticky bomb n. at sticky adj.² Compounds.

Now rare.

During the Second World War (1939–45): an anti-tank grenade covered with an adhesive substance to make it stick to its target. In later use: any bomb designed to stick to its target. Cf. sticky bomb n. at sticky adj.² Compounds.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade

trombe1562

grenade1591

grenado1611

granata1637

hand grenade1637

bag-granado1638

shell1647

glass-grenade1664

globe1672

flask1769

petrol bomb1903

rifle grenade1909

hairbrush1916

Mills1916

pineapple bomb1916

stick grenade1917

fragmentation bomb1918

pineapple1918

potato-masher grenade1925

spitball1925

Molotov cocktail1940

sticky bomb1940

stick-bomb1941

red devila1944

stun grenade1977

flash-bang1982

1941 Times of India 9 July 1/4 A new anti-tank weapon described as ‘stick-bomb’ is being used by British forces against Vichy tanks in Syria.

1943 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target xxiv. 175 Along comes a Jerry tank. Kiwi goes in with stick bombs. Jerry hops out with his shirt-tail alight. Kiwi shoots him.

1971 ‘A. Hall’ Warsaw Document viii. 89 The main doors breached with five stick-bombs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stick-bomb
释义	stick-bombn.¹ Brit. /ˈstɪkbɒm/, U.S. /ˈstɪkˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick n.¹, bomb n. Etymology: < stick n.¹ + bomb n. With use with reference to a weapon used by German forces in the World Wars compare German Stielhandgranate (see stick grenade n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2). Now chiefly historical. An explosive device with a protruding stick to facilitate firing or throwing. Cf. stick grenade n. at stick n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > other bombs iron bomb1759 suicide bomb1889 crump1914 radio bomb1914 marmite1915 pineapple bomb1916 pineapple1918 germ bomb1921 stick-bomb1928 bomblet1937 breadbasket1940 flash bomb1940 blockbuster1942 butterfly bomb1942 screamer1942 plastic bomb1944 napalm bomb1945 mail bomb1972 blast bomb1976 1928 in C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station xiii. 222 The silent firing of projectiles varying in size from the Mills grenade to the 250-lb. stick bomb. 1940 Illustr. London News 10 Feb. 167/1 A charge with ‘stick-bombs’—a form of hand grenade. 1967 Novel 1 22 An officer named Williamson is disembowelled by a German stick-bomb in the tangled barbwire of No Man's Land. 1990 Times of India 30 July 22/6 A Chinese-made stick bomb, three magazines and 166 cartridges were recovered. 2016 E. R. Oachs World War I Weapons iv. 41 In 1915, Germany unleashed its first mass-produced grenade, the stick-bomb. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). stick-bombn.² Brit. /ˈstɪkbɒm/, U.S. /ˈstɪkˌbɑm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: stick v.¹, bomb n. Etymology: < stick v.¹ + bomb n. Compare slightly earlier sticky bomb n. at sticky adj.² Compounds. Now rare. During the Second World War (1939–45): an anti-tank grenade covered with an adhesive substance to make it stick to its target. In later use: any bomb designed to stick to its target. Cf. sticky bomb n. at sticky adj.² Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > grenade trombe1562 grenade1591 grenado1611 granata1637 hand grenade1637 bag-granado1638 shell1647 glass-grenade1664 globe1672 flask1769 petrol bomb1903 rifle grenade1909 hairbrush1916 Mills1916 pineapple bomb1916 stick grenade1917 fragmentation bomb1918 pineapple1918 potato-masher grenade1925 spitball1925 Molotov cocktail1940 sticky bomb1940 stick-bomb1941 red devila1944 stun grenade1977 flash-bang1982 1941 Times of India 9 July 1/4 A new anti-tank weapon described as ‘stick-bomb’ is being used by British forces against Vichy tanks in Syria. 1943 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target xxiv. 175 Along comes a Jerry tank. Kiwi goes in with stick bombs. Jerry hops out with his shirt-tail alight. Kiwi shoots him. 1971 ‘A. Hall’ Warsaw Document viii. 89 The main doors breached with five stick-bombs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1928n.²1941
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