| 单词 | royal mortar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroyal mortar royal mortar n. Military a type of small mortar; cf. sense B. 5. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > large or long pieces serpentinec1450 culverin1515 headstick1516 slang1521 sling1547 basilisk1549 basilc1565 Roaring Meg1575 serpitanta1578 whole culverin1577 cannon1587 whole-cannon1589 cannon pedro1625 royal mortar1761 Long Tom1812 serpent1830 twelve-incher1909 Big Bertha1914 big boy1917 Lizzie1925 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > mortar potgun?1470 mortar1547 mortar-piece1570 pot-piecea1578 bomb1684 coehorn1705 royal1743 royal mortar1867 mortar gun1997 1761 Universal Mag. July 34/2 On the 15th the Royal battery was opened, which, by eight o'clock in the morning, silenced the fire of the enemy, and gave us an opportunity of beginning a trench, to contain our Royal mortars, and three guns. 1814 New Monthly Mag. Aug. 5/2 To prevent a recurrence, it will be necessary to send a royal mortar and a six-pounder, for the advantage of speedy assistance in certain cases. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 583 Royal Mortar, a brass one of 5½ inches diameter of bore, and 150 lbs. weight, throwing a 24-pounder shell up to 600 yards. 1911 A. J. Baughman Hist. Seneca County, Ohio I. xi. 268 On the four corners of the first base of the monument appear royal mortars carved out of the solid granite base. 2003 C. Henry Brit. Napoleonic Artillery II. 13 Smaller bronze mortars were widely used in siege work and the two smallest, the Coehorn and Royal mortars of 4½ inches and 5½ inches, were generally used in large groups. < as lemmas |
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