单词 | priming tube |
释义 | > as lemmaspriming tube priming tube n. a tube containing priming powder, used to ignite the charge of a cannon, shell, etc. ΚΠ 1849 N. C. Brooks Hist. Mexican War xi 141 Before the cannoneers fled, they had set fire to the priming-tube, and the match was about to ignite the powder. 1898 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 30 June 6/5 This shell is the shape of a rocket head and is exploded by a percussion cap on a priming tube fixed in the shell's point. 1989 Summary World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) (Nexis) 26 Sept. ME/0571/p. iii The two, who were carrying bombs and priming tubes,..claimed they had been contracted by the Colombian army. < as lemmas |
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