| 单词 | lining-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslining-up 1. Arranging in line, alignment (chiefly Military). Also lining-up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > action of ranking1581 lining1598 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 48 That kind of lining which is vsed in placing a pike and a shot. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. 48 Lyning of battels with shot or bowes. 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A Lining (or making straight by a line) a thing drawne by line, alignement. 1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 68 The looking and lining of the soldier is always towards that point. 1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 68 By the men's lining themselves to one hand (inwards). 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 503/2 Lining-up, the operation of arranging the bearings of an engine crank~shaft, etc. in perfect alignment. 1959 W. S. Sharps Dict. Cinematogr. 107/1 Lining up, the setting of camera or other controls, in order to obtain a correctly framed picture. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset v. 51 Modern layout and lining-up tables are in many respects similar to stripping benches or shiners, with straight edges often in the form of steel rules, and micrometer-adjustable. < as lemmas |
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