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demi-culverin

/dem-ee-kuhl-ver-in/US // ˌdɛm iˈkʌl vər ɪn //

半涵洞

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a culverin having a bore of about 4½ inches and firing a shot of about 10 pounds.

Examples

  • Extra dry, for example, is actually sweeter than brut, which is drier than demi-sec, which is somewhat sweet.

  • Other targets of this critical mauling include Madonna, Sharon Osborne, and Demi Moore.

  • But, the Yahwist describes the Nephilim as “heroes that were of old, warriors of renown,” not as gods or even demi-gods.

  • Even Demi Lovato appeared to support Jonas and respect his honesty.

  • Gomez voluntarily spent two weeks in rehab last month, and Demi sticks up for bestie Selena as she works out her emotional life.

  • They surround themselves with the atmosphere of the demi-monde and forget that a wrinkle is as fatal as a chaperon.

  • The author of Peace and War seemed to him, in his own words, not so much an ordinary mortal as a demi-god.

  • It breathed kind affection, with one or two demi-maternal cautions about his health, and to be very prudent for her sake.

  • The four cardinal points are so many demi-gods, of whom the West, called Kabeun, has priority of age.

  • It hadn't been anywhere near as simple as the Investiture he had gone through to become a demi-God.