A combustible or explosive substance used for military purposes, typically one that ignites readily, burns fiercely, and is difficult to extinguish…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > fire, radiation, or chemical weapons > [noun] > fire as weapon (10) fire?c1225 A combustible or explosive substance used for military purposes, typically one that ignites readily, burns fiercely, and is difficult to extinguish… Greek fire?c1225 a combustible composition for setting fire to an enemy's ships, works, etc.; so called from being first used by the Greeks of Constantinople. Greekish fire?c1225 In special collocations: Greekish fire n. Obsolete = Greek fire n. at Greek, adj. compounds. Greekish hay n. Obsolete a leguminous plant, fenugreek… wildfire1297 A composition of highly inflammable substances, readily ignited and very difficult to extinguish, used in warfare, etc. firework1528 A combustible or explosive substance for use in war; a projectile or other device loaded with such a substance. Also: (the use of) such… liquid firea1616 any very ‘fiery’ (in taste) or highly combustible liquid, now esp. one that can be sent as a burning jet in warfare. dragoon1626 See quot. 1626, and cf. firedrake, n. 4. fire chemise1728 a piece of cloth soaked with a flammable substance and set alight, used to set fire to an enemy vessel. Grecian fire1774 (a) = Greek fire n. at Greek, adj. compounds; (b) a kind of firework. chemise- fire chemise (see fire, n. int.compounds 2a). |
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