| 单词 | detonating powder |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdetonating powder c. esp. That explodes by a blow, or is used in explosion by percussion, as detonating hammer, detonating powder. detonating ball, a toy ball filled with a fulminating powder, exploding on percussion; detonating bulb, the small glass bulb also called Prince Rupert's drop, which flies to pieces on a slight scratch; detonating gun, a firearm which is fired by means of a detonating agent (as a percussion-cap) instead of by the application of a match or spark. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy weapons > [noun] poop1489 pellet1553 trunk1553 elder-gun1600 popgun1649 spitter1688 pluff1695 whistling arrowa1718 pea-shooter1782 pea gun1812 detonating ball1814 pea-blower1821 pen-gun1821 pipegun1828 torpedo1831 spring gun1837 putty blower1861 tweaker1862 pluffera1866 bean-shooter1890 putty shooter1896 water pistol1897 stink bomb1915 cap-pistol1920 cap-gun1931 laser gun1961 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of firing hammer-gun1645 percussion1807 detonating gun1814 detonator1822 flintlock1833 flint-gun1837 needle-gun1850 pin-fire1867 rimfire1889 miquelet1926 1814 Ann. Reg. 324 These detonating-balls were calculated to effect abundant mischief. 1817 Sporting Mag. 50 257 I got from Joseph Manton a detonating gun. 1824 P. Hawker Instr. Young Sportsmen (ed. 3) 67 To fire with detonating powder, the gun requires to be much stronger than that used for a flint. 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports (1870) 752 The Percussion or Detonating System of Gun Firing. 1856 Engineer 428/2 (heading) Detonating Arms. 1856 Engineer 428/2 A cap containing detonating powder, covered by a preparation of shellac. 1869 Echo 9 Oct. ‘It is dangerous to play with edged’, and still more with detonating ‘tools’. < as lemmas |
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