| 单词 | cannon wheel |
| 释义 | > as lemmascannon wheel cannon wheel n. (a) each of the wheels of a gun carriage bearing a cannon (now historical); (b) a toothed wheel with a central hole extended into a tube that fits around a shaft; (in watches and clocks) a cannon pinion, or a wheel which bears the cannon pinion. ΚΠ 1579 T. Churchyard Gen. Rehearsall Warres sig. Miiv But he is to be accounted the couragious Soldiour, that is giuen by his owne disposition, to delight and folowe the Cannon wheele. 1795 A. W. Radcliffe Journey through Holland 230 They cut the harness of the horses, broke the cannon wheels, and themselves opened the gates to the Prussians. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XI. at Dial The calliper is so laid down, that a cannon wheel revolves in a minute. 1999 J. Elliot Unexpected Light (2000) ix. 333 A cavalry officer..venting his frustration on sepoys struggling to extract a cannon wheel from a rut. 2017 J. Betts Marine Chronometers at Greenwich ii. 225 The minute wheel meshes with the cannon wheel, and the minute pinion meshes with the hour wheel. < as lemmas |
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