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单词 pickle barrel
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pickle barrel

/ˈpɪkl ˌbarəl/ /ˈpɪkl ˌbar(ə)l/
noun
1A barrel for storing pickled food.
2 U.S.A.F. slang. A (small or precise) target. Chiefly in phrases suggesting accuracy in bombing, especially in right in the pickle barrel and variants.
  • Apparently originally in claims made for the Norden bombsight..
adjective
US Military slang. Of bombing, etc.: precisely aimed; extremely accurate.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From pickle + barrel.

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