单词 | woolwich infant |
释义 | > as lemmasWoolwich infant Woolwich infant n. a jocular name given to a class of heavy guns. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > heavy piece gun of position1858 Woolwich infant1871 1871 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera I. ii. 21 The 35-ton gun called the ‘Woolwich infant’, which is fed with 700 pound shot and 130 pounds of gunpowder at one mouthful. 1875 W. T. Vincent Warlike Woolwich 30 (note) The name of the ‘Woolwich Infant’..was suggested to the writer of these pages by Sergeant Major Adamson, of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery. < as lemmas |
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