单词 | hangfire |
释义 | hangfire in British English (ˈhæŋˌfaɪə) noun the delay of a gun firing or explosives detonating hangfire in American English (ˈhæŋˌfaiᵊr) noun a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze Word origin [1890–95; hang + fire]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, neoclassicism, plein-air, takedown, wireless |
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