单词 | kipper kite |
释义 | > as lemmaskipper kite kipper kite n. R.A.F. slang (see quot. 1943). ΚΠ 1941 L. Walmsley Fishermen at War ix. 138 Kipper, I discovered, was airman's slang for a fishing boat. The chief function of this particular station was the escorting of convoys and fishing fleets, and the section which had the latter duty to perform was known as the ‘Kipper Patrol’.] 1942 Gen 1 Sept. 14/1 A Coastal Command plane is a ‘kipper kite’. 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 42 Kipper-kites, aircraft engaged on convoy escort duties over the North Sea and usually giving protection to the fishing-vessels. < as lemmas |
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