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词汇 daisy-cutter
释义 daisy cutter
noun[ C ]
(alsodaisy-cutter)uk /ˈdeɪ.zi ˌkʌt.ər/ us /ˈdeɪ.zi ˌkʌt̬.ɚ/

daisy cutternoun[C] (BOMB)


a very powerful bomb dropped from an aircraft that is designed to explode just above the ground:
It is likely they had daisy cutters which detonate above ground and release smaller explosives over a huge area.
The plane was used as a bomber to drop weapons such as the "daisy-cutter".
The daisy cutter was originally designed to create instant jungle clearings in the Vietnam War.
They used 15,000-pound "daisy cutter" bombs, the largest weapon in the conventional arsenal.
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Bombs & missiles
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anti-ship
defuse
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minefield
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Molotov cocktail
mortar
mushroom cloud
smart bomb
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submunition
superbomb
surface-to-air missile

daisy cutternoun[C] (SPORT)


UK
a ball kicked, hit, or thrown so that it rolls along the ground or hits the ground several times:
She scored with a powerful daisy cutter from 10 yards out.
I bowled him out with a daisy-cutter.
Compare
leg cutter
off cutter
He came close to scoring with a daisy-cutter that slid past the post.
The ball stayed low, a daisy cutter that sent his middle wicket flying.
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backhanded
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launch angle
lay someone off
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loft
pitch
stiff-arm
stroke
swat
takeaway
tap in
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