| 单词 | cannon shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmascannon shell cannon shell n. an explosive projectile or bomb designed to be fired by a cannon or other large calibre gun. ΚΠ 1760 London Evening-post 24–26 June A Gentleman formerly belonging to the Royal Navy, has invented a Cannon Shell of a new Construction for Naval Service, to answer the Purpose of a Bomb. 1945 Daily Tel. 23 Feb. 1 Fighters..and..bombers..smashing with rockets, bombs, cannon shells and machine-gun bullets at road and rail bridges, trains, [etc.]. 2009 P. W. Singer Wired for War i. ii. 57 Rather than wait to be blown up by a 2,000-pound cannon shell, [the soldiers] waved white bedsheets and undershirts at the drone. < as lemmas |
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