| 单词 | air raid warden |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair raid warden air raid warden n. a person responsible for patrolling an area deemed to be at risk from air raids, enforcing blackout regulations, and dealing with fires and injuries caused by bombs. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > others concerned with military affairs > [noun] > air-raid warden, fire-watcher, etc. fire-watcher1830 street warden1835 air warden1933 air raid warden1936 warden1936 paraspotter1940 roof-spotter1940 roof-watcher1940 1936 Times 11 July 16/4 (heading) An organization of ‘air raid wardens’ to give immediate information and to help in dealing with fires caused by incendiary bombs. 1940 T. H. Harrisson & C. H. Madge War begins at Home viii. 205 Air-Raid Wardens..could knock on your door and tell you that your lights must be properly masked or else. 1991 M. Nicholson Martha Jane & Me (1992) xix. 155 ‘Put that light out,’ was said with great relish by the people who volunteered to join the ARP as air-raid wardens. < as lemmas |
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