flashlessadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflashless.

Emitting or producing no flash, esp. of gunpowder which ignites without flashing; without a flash (various senses).

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flashless1908

1908 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 6/2 The latest American artillery wonder is..a ‘noiseless, smokeless, flashless, colourless, fumeless gun’, which, it is claimed, can throw two million bullets an hour.

1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 253/1 Any gun which fired at night within direct view of the enemy was liable to be marked down by the ‘flash-spotting’ section... It was therefore necessary to introduce flashless powder.

1929 R. Graves Good-bye to all That xi. 123 Before the war there were the two line battalions and the depot; the affiliated and flash-less territorials.

1945 Times 10 Oct. 3/4 General Marshall, however, gives the Germans two points: their triple-purpose 88 mm. gun and their powder, flashless as well as smokeless.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	flashless
释义	flashlessadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈflashless. Emitting or producing no flash, esp. of gunpowder which ignites without flashing; without a flash (various senses). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > explosive for use with firearms > types of mealed1692 flashless1908 1908 Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 6/2 The latest American artillery wonder is..a ‘noiseless, smokeless, flashless, colourless, fumeless gun’, which, it is claimed, can throw two million bullets an hour. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 253/1 Any gun which fired at night within direct view of the enemy was liable to be marked down by the ‘flash-spotting’ section... It was therefore necessary to introduce flashless powder. 1929 R. Graves Good-bye to all That xi. 123 Before the war there were the two line battalions and the depot; the affiliated and flash-less territorials. 1945 Times 10 Oct. 3/4 General Marshall, however, gives the Germans two points: their triple-purpose 88 mm. gun and their powder, flashless as well as smokeless. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1908
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