单词 | lock lanyard |
释义 | > as lemmaslock lanyard lock lanyard n. Gunnery (now historical) a cord or rope which can be attached to the firing mechanism of a cannon and pulled in order to fire it; cf. lock string n. ΚΠ 1826 Courier 23 May A line..representing a lock lanyard,..carried along under the beams to a trigger in the machinery of the target. 2011 S. C. Tucker in S. C. Tucker et al. Civil War Naval Encycl. II. 452 The gun captain held the lock lanyard taut until..the gun was properly aligned on the waterline of the enemy vessel, and on ‘fire’ he sharply pulled the lanyard, which fired the gun. < as lemmas |
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