| 单词 | army disposal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarmy disposal army disposal n. (also in plural army disposals) Australian surplus army goods offered for sale to the public (frequently attributive); (also, in plural) the government agency responsible for, or a shop selling, such goods; cf. army surplus n. army disposal store n. a shop selling army disposal goods. ΚΠ 1945 Northern Argus (Clare, S. Austral.) 11 Jan. 2/2 (advt.) Applications will now be received for the purchase of Army Disposal Motor Vehicles. 1945 Sydney Morning Herald 24 July 2/6 I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be best..to buy a discarded steel helmet from Army disposals. 1946 Northern Star (Lismore, New S. Wales) 1 Mar. 8/7 (advt.) For sale, at E. Baker's Army Disposal Store. 1961 G. Farwell Vanishing Australians 135 He bought a prefabricated iron house from Army Disposals. 1994 P. Carey Unusual Life Tristan Smith i. xliii. 160 He brushed the cigarette ash from his baggy Army Disposals trousers. 2001 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 11 June 18 He bought a theodolite for $20 from army disposals. 2009 J. Kent Making of J. Gillard iii. 35 Like most students she did a lot of her shopping at army disposal stores. < as lemmas |
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