单词 | arming mechanism |
释义 | > as lemmasarming mechanism c. With the sense ‘priming or activating a weapon or device, esp. an explosive device’, as arming circuit, arming mechanism, arming sequence, etc. ΚΠ 1918 Handbk. 75-mm Gun Matériel (U.S. Army Ordnance Dept.) 30 The prongs of the arming casing engage the collar on the side of the percussion plunger. 1919 C. E. Lucke et al. U.S. Navy Aviation Mechanics' Training Syst. 220 Action of Arming System [of aircraft bomb]. 1944 Aeronaut. Engin. Catal. (advt.) 228/1 Chemical tank connections: Provided in nose arming circuit. 1962 Bull. Atomic Scientists 18 9/2 Eliminating the first-strike capability of these weapons could..be accomplished by making the arming mechanism responsive solely to some positive indication that the United States was under enemy attack. 2005 C. D. Ferguson et al. Four Faces Nucl. Terrorism iii. 61 The arming sequence for a warhead may require changes in altitude, acceleration, or other parameters. 2015 A. Axelrod Lost Destiny 234 In the event that a spurious FM signal accidentally energized the arming circuit, the pin would physically hold back a mechanical part called the arming bar. < as lemmas |
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