The manufacture and use of gunpowder for military purposes, as in the making of bombs, mines, ammunition, rockets, incendiaries, etc. Now rare.
| 单词 | θ164842 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > [noun] > manufacture of firearms and ammunition (48) pyrotechny1579 The manufacture and use of gunpowder for military purposes, as in the making of bombs, mines, ammunition, rockets, incendiaries, etc. Now rare. pyrotechnics1729 With singular agreement. The manufacture and use of gunpowder for military purposes; (also) the study or use of fire in chemistry, pharmacy… gunmaking1846 the manufacture of guns. munition1916 colloquial. In plural. The production of munitions; factories producing munitions. Subcategories:— production and development of guns (2) — processes in (12) — measurements (1) — materials (5) — factory (2) — instruments (11) — testing (10) — model gun (1) |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。