单词 | schnorkel spirall |
释义 | > as lemmasSchnorkel Spirall a. Formerly usually in forms schnorkel, Schnorkel. An airshaft, invented in the Netherlands and developed in Germany, which was fitted to diesel-engined submarines so that air could reach the engines, allowing them to function, and exhaust gases to be expelled, while the vessel was submerged; also a submarine fitted with such an airshaft. Also Schnorkel Spirall. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > specific equipment on submarine breathing tube1800 jumping-wire1919 snorkel1944 snort1944 1944 News Chron. 11 Dec. 4/2 They are the new submarines fitted with what the Germans call the Schnorkel Spirall, the purpose of which is to extend under-water endurance. 1945 Engineer 19 Jan. 52/3 We hear that the Germans are fitting their U-boats with what is called the Schnorkel. 1945 Richmond (Va.) News-leader 12 Mar. 13/3 The ‘schnorkel’, or stovepipe breather, and the folding kite are chief among the new German gadgets. 1946 Collier's 11 May 69/2 The other the Germans called the ‘Schnorchel’. That was a pipe or tube of about periscope height, that extended from the ventilating system of the engines to the surface. 1946 Jane's Fighting Ships 1944–5 229/2 The ‘Schnorkel’, or breathing tube,..enabled submarines to remain submerged for much longer periods. 1950 Sat. Evening Post 11 Nov. 79 Chief credit for this went to the snorkel, a device which enables subs to breathe under water. Invented by the Dutch, stolen by the Nazis and perfected by the U.S. Navy, the snorkel has revolutionized naval warfare. 1959 Sunday Times 8 Feb. 13/4 In the spring of 1944 operational U-boats of the older types began to be equipped with the ‘Schnorkel’. 1969 New Scientist 28 Aug. 418/1 The invention of the schnorkel reduced the area exposed during recharging to a single pipe extending a few feet above the surface. 1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xviii. 192 We came up to periscope depth and let a blow of fresh air through the schnorkel. < as lemmas |
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