单词 | cannon lock |
释义 | > as lemmascannon lock cannon lock n. now historical any of various simple mechanisms used to fire a cannon, typically by means of a metal hammer which strikes the powder. ΚΠ 1794 Whitehall Evening Post 22–24 Apr. Cannon Locks 250; Cartridges, Thirty-six Pounders, filled 120. 1860 A. Mordecai Rep. Mil. Comm. Europe 98 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (36th Congr., 1st Sess: Senate Executive Doc. 15) XV The field artillery do not use cannon locks, but fire with friction tubes, or common tubes and portfires. 2011 J. Foley in S. C. Tucker et al. Civil War Naval Encycl. I. 273 Ignition was accomplished by means of a cannon lock and primer. < as lemmas |
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