单词 | ejector rifle |
释义 | > as lemmasejector rifle a. Applied to various portions of machinery, etc. serving the purpose of ejecting; e.g. an appliance for discharging empty cartridge cases from a breech-loader; a contrivance for ejecting the ashes from the stoke-hole of a marine engine; an apparatus for discharging the contents of sewers by means of compressed air, etc. Also attributive, as in ejector-condenser, ejector gun, ejector rifle, ejector-sewer. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [noun] > ejection > device for ejector1874 throw-out1897 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Ejector-condenser (steam-engine), a form of condenser worked by the exhaust steam from the cylinder. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 128 The ejector is acted upon through its rear claw, that nearest its pivot. 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 57/2 Egg-shaped Isaac Shone's House Ejector Sewers. 1887 Daily News 25 Oct. 5/2 Of these ejectors there are eight, placed in pairs in different parts of the town. 1892 W. W. Greener Breech-loader 42 Fine guns and ejector guns cannot be purchased under £35. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 636 The Society's hammerless ejector rook rifle. 1920 G. Burrard Notes on Sporting Rifles 68 Spare fore sights, extractors in the case of ejector-rifles. < as lemmas |
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