| 单词 | whispering willie |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhispering Willie whispering Willie n. slang (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > types of naval gun portpiece1527 fowler1548 port-base1600 perrier1643 carronade1779 Long Tom1812 Dahlgren1861 cow-gun1902 whispering Willie1918 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > types of naval gun > shell from whispering Willie1918 1918 H. W. McBride Emma Gees 135 The..‘Whispering Willies’ belong to the class of large caliber, long range naval gun shells which pass over the front line so high that only a sort of whistling sound is heard. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 952/2 Whispering Willie, a type of big naval gun used by the Germans: East African campaign of the G.W. < as lemmas |
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