| 单词 | suitcase radio |
| 释义 | > as lemmassuitcase radio C1. As a modifier, designating devices small or compact enough to be fitted into a suitcase, usually in connection with secret or criminal activities, as suitcase bomb, suitcase radio, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small enough to fit in specific container pocket?1576 cabinet1696 pocketable1699 pocket-size1820 vest-pocket1823 cabinet-sized1883 suitcase1910 1910 Sunday State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 29 May 3/3 They saw Erdman walking, suitcase in hand, toward the Denison home shortly before the suitcase bomb was found on its porch Sunday afternoon. 1954 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 25 Mar. 16/2 All of which means that a ‘suitcase atom bomb’ is no longer a figment of the imagination. 1959 J. D. Sanderson Behind Enemy Lines (1960) x. 252 The suitcase radio summoned Popski and a few men in amphibious vehicles, but Campbell persuaded them to lie low for the rest of the day. 1987 Mil. Intelligence June 55/1 The suitcase recorder allowed the operator to switch between two cassette tapes. 2016 CNN Newsroom (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 30 June The Brussels attackers had large suitcase bombs, no guns. < as lemmas |
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