Military. A spherical iron shell, filled with an inflammable composition, and having three holes through which the flame blazes; fired from a mortar…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > shell > other types of shell (27) carcass1684 Military. A spherical iron shell, filled with an inflammable composition, and having three holes through which the flame blazes; fired from a mortar… light ball1729 a combustible projectile fired from a mortar at night, to illuminate the activities of the enemy. anchor ball1779 Military. A round projectile packed with incendiary materials and fitted with a protruding hook. Obsolete. shrapnel1810 A hollow projectile containing bullets and a small bursting charge, which, when fired by a time… In simple use as a count noun or mass noun. hollow shot1862 Projectiles (esp. balls or bullets, as distinguished from explosive ‘shells’) designed to be discharged from a firearm or cannon by the force of an… segment-shell1862 (see quot. 1862). blind-shell1864 a shell containing no powder, also one that fails to explode when fired. ring-shot1868 projectiles in which the body is made of iron rings. star shell1876 Military. A shell filled or impregnated with combustible material which emits a bright light as the shell bursts, used for illuminating a… ring-shell1879 (a) a band of metal encircling a button (rare); (b) a projectile in which the body is made of iron rings; a segment-shell. pipsqueak1900 slang. A type of small high-velocity shell distinguished by the sound of its flight. Now historical. Black Maria1914 Army slang (chiefly British). During the First World War (1914–18) a name given to certain German… A heavy German shell filled with T.N.T. that on… coal box1914 British Army slang. A low-velocity shell emitting black smoke, used by the German army during the First World War (1914–18); = Black Maria, n.… crump1914 The explosion of a heavy shell or bomb, or the sound of this; hence, the shell itself; crump-hole, a hole or crater made by a shell. Soldiers' slang. Jack Johnson1914 A heavy German shell filled with TNT, which on exploding emits volumes of dense black smoke; = Black Maria, n. 3a. Also: the smoke emitted by such a… Archie1915 As a count noun. A shell from an anti-aircraft gun. Little Willie1915 slang. In the First World War (1914–18). A name given to any of various items of military equipment, spec. a long-range German shell or gun and… whizz-bang1915 Military colloquial. In the First World War (1914–18): a small-calibre high-velocity shell, fired from a German gun. Now historical. woolly bear1915 (a) colloquial (esp. children's), also dialect a hairy caterpillar; also spec. the larva of the carpet beetle; frequently attributive; (b) Military… fizzbang1916 = whizz-bang, n. 2. five-ninea1918 a type of shell used by the German forces in the 1914–18 war; a gun that fires such a shell. ashcan1918 Military slang. In the First World War (1914–18): a large German artillery shell. Now historical. cream puff1918 Military colloquial. An exploding shell. Obsolete. sea-bag1918 a seaman's travelling bag or trunk; also transferred, a heavy artillery shell. pudding1919 slang. A pudding-shaped bomb. Cf. plum pudding, n. 5. Obsolete. rare. G.I. can1929 ‘Galvanized iron’, used chiefly in G.I. can: (a) slang a German artillery shell; (b) a galvanized-iron can; a rubbish-bin. flechette1961 Military. A type of small, needle-like ammunition used in bombs, shells, or guns; (also) a shell containing ammunition of this type. |
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