Parabellumn.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈbɛləm/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈbɛl(ə)m/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Parabellum.

Etymology: < German Parabellum, the name of a make of pistol, originally the telegraphic address of the producer, Luger's, factory < classical Latin parā , 2nd singular present imperative of parāre to prepare (see pare v.¹) + bellum war (see duel n.), based on the Latin motto si vis pacem, para bellum ‘if you want peace, prepare for war’, not actually recorded in Latin authors in this form, but compare post-classical Latin qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum (Vegetius De Rei Militari 3 prol.). Compare Luger n.The pistol was developed by G. Luger and H. Borchardt (compare quot. 1904) in the 1890s. It was first produced in 1899 and used by the Swiss army from 1900; in 1904 a later model was introduced to the German navy under the official name Selbstladepistole 04.

A German make of semi-automatic pistol; a cartridge used in a pistol of this type. Also: a make of machine-gun. Frequently attributive.

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Springfield1813

Remington1846

Sharps1850

Smith & Wesson1859

Savage1892

Parabellum1904

Webley1911

Walther1920

Tokarev1953

Armalite1958

1904 W. B. Wallace Text Bk. Small Arms 178 The Borchardt Leuger or ‘Parabellum’ automatic pistol belongs to Class I.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 432 Parabellum Gun, a German aëroplane gun of small caliber. It has a belt of cartridges which contains not less than a thousand projectiles.

1924 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 157/1 The vessel..carried two old-pattern Maxims and a German Parabellum, mounted for anti-aircraft fire.

1937 O. St. J. Gogarty As I was going down Sackville St. 145 I could see Sir Horace, wiry and alert, with a parabellum in one hand and a 43-Colt in the other.

1974 S. Gulliver Vulcan Bull. 18 The 9mm jacketed Parabellum rounds used in..Stens and Sterlings.

1990 S. Morgan Homeboy xviii. 119 Steeljacketed parabellums splashed through Venus de Milwaukee's neck and each shoulder.

2000 Times 2 Aug. i. 14/8 A huge, freckled American handed in his Glock 9mm parabellum pistol at the reception.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parabellum
释义	Parabellumn. Brit. /ˌparəˈbɛləm/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈbɛl(ə)m/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Parabellum. Etymology: < German Parabellum, the name of a make of pistol, originally the telegraphic address of the producer, Luger's, factory < classical Latin parā , 2nd singular present imperative of parāre to prepare (see pare v.¹) + bellum war (see duel n.), based on the Latin motto si vis pacem, para bellum ‘if you want peace, prepare for war’, not actually recorded in Latin authors in this form, but compare post-classical Latin qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum (Vegetius De Rei Militari 3 prol.). Compare Luger n.The pistol was developed by G. Luger and H. Borchardt (compare quot. 1904) in the 1890s. It was first produced in 1899 and used by the Swiss army from 1900; in 1904 a later model was introduced to the German navy under the official name Selbstladepistole 04. A German make of semi-automatic pistol; a cartridge used in a pistol of this type. Also: a make of machine-gun. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > small arms by manufacturer Springfield1813 Remington1846 Sharps1850 Smith & Wesson1859 Savage1892 Parabellum1904 Webley1911 Walther1920 Tokarev1953 Armalite1958 1904 W. B. Wallace Text Bk. Small Arms 178 The Borchardt Leuger or ‘Parabellum’ automatic pistol belongs to Class I. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 432 Parabellum Gun, a German aëroplane gun of small caliber. It has a belt of cartridges which contains not less than a thousand projectiles. 1924 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 157/1 The vessel..carried two old-pattern Maxims and a German Parabellum, mounted for anti-aircraft fire. 1937 O. St. J. Gogarty As I was going down Sackville St. 145 I could see Sir Horace, wiry and alert, with a parabellum in one hand and a 43-Colt in the other. 1974 S. Gulliver Vulcan Bull. 18 The 9mm jacketed Parabellum rounds used in..Stens and Sterlings. 1990 S. Morgan Homeboy xviii. 119 Steeljacketed parabellums splashed through Venus de Milwaukee's neck and each shoulder. 2000 Times 2 Aug. i. 14/8 A huge, freckled American handed in his Glock 9mm parabellum pistol at the reception. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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