| 单词 | archie shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasArchie shell General attributive, as Archie barrage, Archie shell, etc. ΚΠ 1917 Moonraker Xmas 44 All at once the archie fire, which had been intense during these operations, stopped. 1918 B. Rogers Let. 6 June in Yankee Ace in RAF (1996) vii. 124 A very effective archie barrage and flaming onions. 1918 ‘Wings’ Over German Lines 30 The German gunners..are putting up a barrage of ‘Archie’ shells. 1922 St. Nicholas July 972/1 He intensely disliked the sound of bursting ‘archie’ shells, which were now coming too close and frequent for reasonable comfort. 1939 News Rev. 30 Nov. 14/3 On each occasion fighters and heavy ‘Archie’ barrages drove the Nazis off. 1940 N. Monks Squadrons Up! i. 29 Fly over the ‘archie’ (anti-aircraft) batteries. 2010 R. Kemp Warriors 178 An ‘Archie’ barrage, as the British pilots dubbed the artillery fire, was a terrifying experience for all pilots, especially the new arrivals. < as lemmas |
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