| 单词 |
twelve-incher |
| 释义 |
twelve-incher, n.
Brit. |ˌtwɛlvˈɪn(t)ʃə|, U.S. |ˈtwɛlvˈɪn(t)ʃər|
Forms: 19– 12-incher, 19– twelve-incher
[‹ twelve adj. + incher n., after twelve-inch adj. Sometimes written with numerical symbol for the first element.]
Something that measures twelve inches in length, diameter, height, etc.; spec. (a) a cannon with a bore of twelve inches; (b) a twelve-inch record.
1909‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny (1916) xix. 323 You can depress de muzzle of dat twelve-incher. 1920P. Gibbs Now it can be Told vi. 348 We were strong in ‘heavies’, twelve-inchers, 9.2's, eightinchers, 4.2's, mostly howitzers, with the long-muzzled sixty-pounders terrible in their long range and destructiveness. 1932N.Y. Times 31 Jan. viii. 9/6 There is an album of five twelve-inchers which carry a wide range of Shakesperian [sic] excerpts spoken by John Gielgud. 1976Billboard 15 May 39/2 The 12-incher..marks a first for Scepter. 1994Outdoor Canada Mar. 31 The size of the brook trout depends on its surroundings and water conditions, so a beaver pond or a meadow brook might produce only a 12-incher. 2000R. Andidora Iron Admirals ii. 28 One of the Sevastopol's damaged 12-inchers had been replaced by a wooden facsimile. |
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