the siren used at Dunkirk during the First World War (1914–18); (also) any siren.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal of air attack (6) Mournful Mary1917 the siren used at Dunkirk during the First World War (1914–18); (also) any siren. maroon1918 A firework designed to make a single loud report like the noise of a cannon (often with a bright flash of light), used esp. as a warning or signal. Mournful Maria1925 = Mournful Mary n. Moaning Minnie1939 colloquial. A siren or klaxon, esp. (now historical) an air-raid siren. alert1940 Originally Military. spec. A signal given by means of a siren, hooter, etc., to warn the public that an attack is imminent; esp. an air raid… warning1940 A signal given by means of a siren, etc., to indicate that an air attack is imminent, an air-raid warning. Cf. alert, n. 1b. |
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