单词 | rocket frame |
释义 | > as lemmasrocket frame rocket frame n. now historical a stand from which rockets (sense 1a) are fired in battle. ΚΠ 1820 W. Whitehead Battle of Waterloo 49 A gunner of the rocket brigade, while holding the horses of those employed at the rocket frames, lost his head by a cannon shot. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Rocket-Frame, the stand from which Congreve rockets are fired. 1986 J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China V. vii. xxx. 495 It may not be generally known that rocket frames or multiple launchers can still be seen at the present day if one goes to Yenshui. < as lemmas |
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