单词 | stooge-around |
释义 | > as lemmasstooge-around 4. R.A.F. In war-time: a flight during which one does not expect to encounter the enemy. Also attributive and in stooge-around. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation > type of stooge1942 rhubarb1943 rhubarbing1943 shuttle raid1943 1942 T. Rattigan Flare Path i. 37 It's a raid, I suppose. Teddy. It's not exactly a practice stooge-around. 1945 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake (new ed.) 57 Stooge patrol, a patrol on which the pilot does not see, or expect to see, the enemy. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock v. 86 At one stage we saw a Fortress orbiting slowly, presumably on a stooge with a team of W/Ops jamming enemy frequencies. < as lemmas |
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