Vicn.¹

Brit.

/vɪk/, U.S.

/vɪk/

Etymology: Shortened < Victoria (see Victoria n.²).

colloquial.

(Used to denote) the Royal Victoria Theatre, London (popularly known as the Old Vic).

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > specific theatre

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1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 269 There is a transpontine theatre, situated laterally towards the Waterloo Road... This is the Royal Victoria Theatre... It is popularly termed the ‘Vic’.

1888 R. Kipling Soldiers Three 52 'Ave you ever bin in the Pit hentrance o' the Vic. on a thick night?

1915 Times 3 Oct. 11/5 At the Royal Victoria Hall (‘the Old Vic’)..a Shakesperian season opened last night.

1951 Oxf. Compan. Theatre 582/1 In 1833 it [sc. the Coburg Theatre] was renamed the Victoria, from the fact that Princess (later Queen) Victoria visited it once. It soon became affectionately known as the Old Vic.

1972 W. Garner Ditto, Brother Rat! iv. 32 The Vic bars get pretty hectic, especially with only one interval.

1976 Vogue 15 Mar. 15/3 So goodbye Old Vic, tiptoeing off into the wings of theatrical history.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

vicn.²

Brit.

/vɪk/, U.S.

/vɪk/

Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation.

Used for v in telephone communications and in the oral transliteration of code messages. Hence also in Military use, a V-formation of aircraft.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message > terms used in

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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > group or unit on operation > [noun] > formation

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > a group of aircraft > disposition in flight > specific

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1913 Signalling (Imperial Army Series) ii. 19 The letters T, A, B, M, S, P and V will be called toc, ack, beer, emma, esses, pip, and vic respectively, so as to distinguish them phonetically from letters of similar sound.

1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 98 Other artillery terms which spread were..vick for V, also ack emma for a.m. [etc.].

1940 Flight 28 Mar. 295 Spitfires staged some plain and fancy beat-ups..in formation (excellent vic and echelon).

1942 I. Gleed Arise to Conquer 12 We flew back as a squadron, four sections in vic.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock iv. 61 The Squadron was leading today's raid, and E-Easy..led the Squadron. To port and slightly behind Easy's vic was C-Charlie, also with a vic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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释义	Vicn.¹ Brit. /vɪk/, U.S. /vɪk/ Etymology: Shortened < Victoria (see Victoria n.²). colloquial. (Used to denote) the Royal Victoria Theatre, London (popularly known as the Old Vic). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > specific theatre nursery1664 Vic1859 pav1864 pavvy1899 national1972 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 269 There is a transpontine theatre, situated laterally towards the Waterloo Road... This is the Royal Victoria Theatre... It is popularly termed the ‘Vic’. 1888 R. Kipling Soldiers Three 52 'Ave you ever bin in the Pit hentrance o' the Vic. on a thick night? 1915 Times 3 Oct. 11/5 At the Royal Victoria Hall (‘the Old Vic’)..a Shakesperian season opened last night. 1951 Oxf. Compan. Theatre 582/1 In 1833 it [sc. the Coburg Theatre] was renamed the Victoria, from the fact that Princess (later Queen) Victoria visited it once. It soon became affectionately known as the Old Vic. 1972 W. Garner Ditto, Brother Rat! iv. 32 The Vic bars get pretty hectic, especially with only one interval. 1976 Vogue 15 Mar. 15/3 So goodbye Old Vic, tiptoeing off into the wings of theatrical history. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). vicn.² Brit. /vɪk/, U.S. /vɪk/ Etymology: Apparently an arbitrary formation. Used for v in telephone communications and in the oral transliteration of code messages. Hence also in Military use, a V-formation of aircraft. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message > terms used in emma1891 ack1898 pip1898 toc1898 vic1913 society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > group or unit on operation > [noun] > formation vic1940 box1941 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > [noun] > an aircraft > a group of aircraft > disposition in flight > specific layer1940 vic1940 box1941 1913 Signalling (Imperial Army Series) ii. 19 The letters T, A, B, M, S, P and V will be called toc, ack, beer, emma, esses, pip, and vic respectively, so as to distinguish them phonetically from letters of similar sound. 1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 98 Other artillery terms which spread were..vick for V, also ack emma for a.m. [etc.]. 1940 Flight 28 Mar. 295 Spitfires staged some plain and fancy beat-ups..in formation (excellent vic and echelon). 1942 I. Gleed Arise to Conquer 12 We flew back as a squadron, four sections in vic. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock iv. 61 The Squadron was leading today's raid, and E-Easy..led the Squadron. To port and slightly behind Easy's vic was C-Charlie, also with a vic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1859n.²1913
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