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chassepot

/shas-poh; French shas-poh/US // ˈʃæs poʊ; French ʃasˈpoʊ //UK // (ˈʃæspəʊ, French ʃaspo) //

餐馆,餐馆老板,餐馆老板娘

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural chasse·pots [shas-pohz; French shas-poh]. /ˈʃæs poʊz; French ʃasˈpoʊ/.

    • : a breechloading rifle, closed with a sliding bolt, introduced into the French army after 1866.

Examples

  • Odious repetition of those words, "Order reigns in Warsaw," and "The chassepot has done wonders."

  • An officer ascended the steps, approached the corpse, and discharged his chassepot into the left temple.

  • The Commission of Pardons awaited, chassepot in hand, the prey given up to them by the courts-martial.

  • Every second the report of a chassepot rang out, sharp and clear, upon the air.

  • The escort was commanded by a young woman carrying a Chassepot, and wearing a chignon.