Vermoraln.

/ˈvəːmɒrəl/

Forms: Also Vermorel.

Etymology: Said to be the name of V. Vermorel, French manufacturer.

A type of sprayer used in the war of 1914–18 to produce a fine spray of water that would absorb residual poison gas.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > fire, radiation, or chemical weapons > [noun] > gas > spray to absorb gas

Vermoral1916

1916 ‘H. Rae’ Maple Leaves 264 ‘A vermoral sprayer is a new form of frightfulness for spraying the front-line trench.’ ‘What with? Liquid fire?’.. ‘No, liquid water.’ ‘For the flies?’ ‘No, for the gas.’

1929 R. Graves Good-bye to all That xv. 204 Vermorel-sprayers had cleared out most of the gas, but we still had to wear our masks.

1930 E. Blunden De Bello Germanico iii. 30 A ‘Vermoral Sprayer’ for nullifying gas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	vermoral
释义	Vermoraln. /ˈvəːmɒrəl/ Forms: Also Vermorel. Etymology: Said to be the name of V. Vermorel, French manufacturer. A type of sprayer used in the war of 1914–18 to produce a fine spray of water that would absorb residual poison gas. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > fire, radiation, or chemical weapons > [noun] > gas > spray to absorb gas Vermoral1916 1916 ‘H. Rae’ Maple Leaves 264 ‘A vermoral sprayer is a new form of frightfulness for spraying the front-line trench.’ ‘What with? Liquid fire?’.. ‘No, liquid water.’ ‘For the flies?’ ‘No, for the gas.’ 1929 R. Graves Good-bye to all That xv. 204 Vermorel-sprayers had cleared out most of the gas, but we still had to wear our masks. 1930 E. Blunden De Bello Germanico iii. 30 A ‘Vermoral Sprayer’ for nullifying gas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1916
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