| 单词 | Lee-Enfield |
| 释义 | Lee-Enfield|liːˈɛnfiːld|
The names of J. P. Lee (1831–1904), Amer. designer of the bolt action, and Enfield, a town in Greater London, site of the British Royal Small Arms Factory, designers of the rifling form, used to designate a type of rifle used by the British Army in the S. African War and, modified, in the wars of 1914–18 and 1939–45. Also Lee-Enfield bullet.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 241/1 The Lee-Metford Mark II. rifle has been further improved in its rifling to resist the wear of smokeless powder,..and is now known as the Lee-Enfield rifle. 1910Ibid. I. 874/1 A cone-shaped sharp-pointed bullet, named the Spitzer bullet, has been tried in the United States..in a Springfield rifle, which is practically identical with the British..Lee-Enfield. This bullet is lighter than the Lee-Enfield bullet. 1917A. G. Empey Over Top 297 Lee Enfield, name of the rifle used by the British Army. Its caliber is ·303 and the magazine holds ten rounds. When dirty it has a nasty habit of getting Tommy's name on the crime sheet. 1959[see Enfield]. 1966Guardian 8 July 1/2 The Royal Navy laid the No. 4 short magazine Lee-Enfield ·303 service rifle to rest... The Army and the Royal Marines said goodbye to the rifle a few years ago. 1970F. Wilkinson Guns 135 In 1895 the Lee-Enfield rifle was introduced and was to remain the standard arm until 1902 when a shorter version was approved. This, the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield, was to continue in service..through two world wars. |
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