| 单词 | weapon of fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweapon of fire i. weapon of fire: = firearm n. Now historical. [Probably after Middle French arme à feu (see firearm n.).] ΚΠ 1590Weapons of fire [see sense A. 10b]. 1618 R. M. Newes of Sr. Walter Rauleigh 26 Euery one that vseth any weapon of fire, bee it Musket or other Piece, shall keepe it cleane. a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) i. iv. 94 I landed with thirty of my mariners, some arm'd with weapons of fire and the rest with halberds and pikes. 1801 T. Roberts Eng. Bowman ii. 40 Harquebusseers and musketeers with their weapons of fire, do no ways terrify neither horses nor men..; unless by great chance, they happen to be stricken with bullets. 1838 Weekly Christian Teacher 1 Dec. 8/2 Men were then armed with bows and arrows, instead of weapons of fire. 1995 D. Eltis Mil. Revol. 16th Cent. Europe iv. 76 A simple trench defended by firearms and artillery was a formidable obstacle. How much more so a fortress specifically designed to give full play to these weapons of fire. < as lemmas |
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