[Antennas] OT British v American English Query WAS Optimal
longwire for QRP
Chris BONDE
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2002年5月15日 17:48:36 -0700
In my Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English 4th Ed 1950 (wow I
didnot realize that it is over 50yrs old, I think that I shall go back to
bed) Some abridgement taken.
snipe
n. kinds of gamebirds with long straight bill & angular flight frequenting
marshes
(also) ell, fish, kinds with long slender snout.
v.i. & t Go snipe shoting. fire shots from hiding usually at long range
into enemy's camp or at individuals, kill or hit, thus whence snipper.
So similar to that follows.
Chris opr VE7HCB
At 05:03 AM 2002年05月15日 -0700, you wrote:
>On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 04:06:49PM -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> > >>>Now, if what you are talking about is what some Americans call "bungie"
> > >>>cords then I always have couple in the boot. But I do remember
> pictures of
> > >>>some cars with belts on the hood running parallel to the win'screen.
> >
> > Was meaning does the word "snipe" have in Great Britian? I ask due to
> > use of that word to name the recent Afghanistan operation by the Royal
> > Marines.
>>>Probably this:
>> Snipe \Snipe,円 v. t.
> 1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long
> range, esp. when not in action.
>>or this:
>> 3: shoot from a concealed position [syn: {sharpshoot}]
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