| 单词 | air raid precautions |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair raid precautions air raid precautions n. measures taken to limit the risk of air raids or the damage they might cause; spec. (with capital initials; commonly referred to simply as A.R.P.) a division of the British Home Office created in 1924 to protect civilians from the danger of air raids (also in singular in same sense). ΚΠ 1915 Times 24 June 5/4 (heading) Air-raid precautions. Use And Abuse Of The Fire Alarm. 1937 Lancet 2 Oct. 812/2 A.R.P. These sinister initials are being made more and more familiar by a spate of books on air-raid precautions. 1957 F. M. G. Willson Organization Brit. Central Govt. VII. iv. 156 In 1935 an Air Raid Precautions Department was set up in the Home Office. 2006 Essex Chron. (Nexis) 6 Apr. 1 Charles worked in the air raid precaution unit during World War II. < as lemmas |
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