air breakn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː breɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌbreɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, break n.¹

Etymology: < air n.¹ + break n.¹

1. Cricket. A swerve, or deviation in the air, of the ball when bowled. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > a ball bowled > motion of ball > specific

curl1833

screw1840

devil1845

rise1845

work1846

break1851

spin1851

hang1866

bump1867

fire1888

leg-spin1888

air break1900

turn1900

underspin1901

off-spin1904

finger spin1905

swing1906

back-spin1916

outswing1921

inswing1927

away swing1936

wrist-spin1960

1900 Cricket 29 Mar. 41/3 There is no necessity to mention Noble's air-breaks any more.

1920 E. R. Wilson in P. F. Warner Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) (new ed.) ii. 58 ‘Swerve’ or ‘air break’..is valuable to fast and medium-paced bowlers if combined with length.

2. = air gap n. at air n.¹ Compounds 2. Usually attributive, designating an electrical switch having an air gap.

ΚΠ

1910 Hawkins' Electr. Dict. 6/2 Air Break Switch, a type of switch designed to break the circuit in the open air or in an enclosed air space, as distinguished from an oil break switch.

1958 B.S.I. News Aug. 16 Heavy-duty composite units of air-break switches and fuses for voltages not exceeding 660V.

1985 D. Holloway Which? Bk. Plumbing & Central Heating vii. 95/1 A vertical pipe..must be positioned so there is an ‘air break’ between the end of the hose and the trap.

2001 Electr. Power Systems Res. 57 75/2 Equipment mounted on the poles such as transformers, HV and LV fuse units and air break switches are viewed as whole items for mechanical faults.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	air break
释义	air breakn. Brit. /ˈɛː breɪk/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌbreɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, break n.¹ Etymology: < air n.¹ + break n.¹ 1. Cricket. A swerve, or deviation in the air, of the ball when bowled. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > a ball bowled > motion of ball > specific curl1833 screw1840 devil1845 rise1845 work1846 break1851 spin1851 hang1866 bump1867 fire1888 leg-spin1888 air break1900 turn1900 underspin1901 off-spin1904 finger spin1905 swing1906 back-spin1916 outswing1921 inswing1927 away swing1936 wrist-spin1960 1900 Cricket 29 Mar. 41/3 There is no necessity to mention Noble's air-breaks any more. 1920 E. R. Wilson in P. F. Warner Cricket (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) (new ed.) ii. 58 ‘Swerve’ or ‘air break’..is valuable to fast and medium-paced bowlers if combined with length. 2. = air gap n. at air n.¹ Compounds 2. Usually attributive, designating an electrical switch having an air gap. ΚΠ 1910 Hawkins' Electr. Dict. 6/2 Air Break Switch, a type of switch designed to break the circuit in the open air or in an enclosed air space, as distinguished from an oil break switch. 1958 B.S.I. News Aug. 16 Heavy-duty composite units of air-break switches and fuses for voltages not exceeding 660V. 1985 D. Holloway Which? Bk. Plumbing & Central Heating vii. 95/1 A vertical pipe..must be positioned so there is an ‘air break’ between the end of the hose and the trap. 2001 Electr. Power Systems Res. 57 75/2 Equipment mounted on the poles such as transformers, HV and LV fuse units and air break switches are viewed as whole items for mechanical faults. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1900
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