| 单词 | trap-gun |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrap-gun trap-gun n. (a) (see quot. 1964); (b) a shotgun used in trap-shooting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > competitive shooting > trap-shooting > [noun] > gun trap-gun1801 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > spring- or trap-gun watch-gun1769 spring gun1772 trap-gun1964 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. vi. 360 A stell-roar or trap-gun, set by a Hottentot. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xxxv. 307 Crocodiles are sometimes shot by trap guns. 1964 H. L. Peterson Encycl. Firearms 323/1 Trap gun, trip gun. ‘Trap’ as here used, has nothing to do with the sport of trapshooting; it refers to devices designed to shoot automatically at men or animals that come into the line of fire. Many of these trap guns are set off by the tripping of a wire or cord. 1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 16 Dec. 47/2 (advt.) Nikko 5,000-II o/u trapgun. 1980 Outdoor Life (U.S.) Oct. (Northeast ed.) 90/2 None of the major arms makers offered specialized trap guns in 16-gauge, but ammo makers did make a special 23/ 4-dram-equivalent 11/ 8oz. 16-gauge load for trap shooting. < as lemmas |
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