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gunflint

/guhn-flint/US // ˈgʌnˌflɪnt //UK // (ˈɡʌnˌflɪnt) //

炮灰,炮弹,炮台,炮火

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the flint in a flintlock.

Examples

  • The wines had the dry smack of gunflint and the bouquet of powder, and the company imbibed freely.

  • It was one of those cases in which one has to resort to the gunflint.

  • The glory of the rabbits remains, but the gunflint trade was, of course, vanished.