†(a) Military an incendiary device consisting of a cylindrical container filled with flammable materials and set alight; = fire-barrel n. at fire, n.…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > barrel (25) firing barrel1370 †(a) Military an incendiary device consisting of a cylindrical container filled with flammable materials and set alight; = fire-barrel n. at fire, n.… ratch1575 Scottish. The barrel of a gun. Obsolete. barrel1644 The metal tube of a gun, through which the bullet or shot is discharged. Hence in single-barrel, double-barrel, etc., of the whole weapon. ratcheta1650 Scottish. The barrel of a gun. Cf. ratch, n.3 1. Obsolete. rare. gun-barrel1747 (see barrel, n. 7); also transferred and in combinations gun-barrel grinder, gun-barrel maker, gun-barrel prover. spout1879 slang. The barrel of a gun. Frequently in up (also in, into) the spout: (of a bullet or cartridge) in (or into) the barrel and ready to be fired… Subcategories:— types of (6) — part supporting barrel (1) — rib connecting two barrels (1) — part of musket barrel (2) — muzzle (6) — difference in semi-diameter along barrel (2) — inner cylinder of built-up gun (1) |
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