“Congreve”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

Congreve

释义

Congreve|ˈkɒŋgriːv|
[An English surname.]
1. More fully Congreve rocket: A kind of rocket for use in war, invented in 1808 by Col. Sir William Congreve (1772–1828).
1809Naval Chron. XXI. 349 Shrapnell's shells and Congreve's rockets.Ibid. XXII. 371 A 32-pounder Congreve.1827Praed Poems, Red Fisherman, Sunk in their deep and hollow sockets That blazing couple of Congreve Rockets.1831Carlyle Sart. Res. ii. v, Your Congreve needs a new case or wrappage for every new rocket.
2. More fully Congreve match: A particular kind of friction match, invented by Sir W. Congreve.
1839Boston Herald 17 Dec. 4/1 In the drawer of the table..were a quantity of Congreve matches.1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 431, I believe I was the first who hawked ‘Congreves’, or ‘instantaneous lights’; they weren't called ‘lucifers’ for a good while after.1854Knight Once upon a Time II. 274 The penny box of Lucifers, or Congreves..is a..triumph of science.

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