单词 | suicide belt |
释义 | suicide beltn. 1. A region or zone in which suicide rates are particularly high. ΚΠ 1881 Liverpool Mercury 5 Oct. 5/4 In Europe..there is a suicide belt, just as there is an earthquake belt. 1952 H. A. Bloch Disorganization xxii. 566 Chicago..gives evidence of a characteristic ‘suicide belt’, concentrated within the highly mobile areas converging upon the central business district of the city. 1997 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 7 July 3 Ken Buggins, who lives in the middle of Australia's suicide belt, felt that if other kids knew how devastating it was for a family to lose a child they'd think twice about killing themselves. 2. A belt fitted with explosives that are connected to a detonator, as worn by a suicide bomber. Cf. explosive belt at explosive adj. 2c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > other explosive devices squib1590 Volta's pistol1779 water worm1809 satchel charge1943 thunderflash1943 Willie Peter1963 Willie Pete1972 suicide belt1974 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > for specific purpose call belt1686 hunger-belt1846 waist-scarf1853 suicide belt1974 1974 Washington Post 20 Nov. 1/8 The raiders..wore suicide belts of explosives. 1993 Guardian 4 July 15/4 He was supposed to strap on a suicide belt..and blow himself up alongside Bush. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Apr. a12/4 The F.B.I. had matched ball bearings used in the suicide belts with those used in two January bombings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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