English Dictionary

Archie

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɑːtʃi/

名詞

俗語 不可算名詞 可算名詞

(military slang, WWI, uncountable) Anti-aircraft artillery. / (military slang, WWI, countable) A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance.

日本語の意味

対空砲：第一次世界大戦中の軍事スラングで、対空目的に使用される砲や防空兵器を指します。 / 対空砲の一体：複数形ではなく、単体の対空砲またはその一部を指す場合があります。

As the bombers approached, the Archie erupted into a curtain of flak, scattering the formation.

爆撃機が接近すると、対空砲火が一斉に襲いかかり、編隊を散開させた。

意味（1）

(military slang, WWI, uncountable) Anti-aircraft artillery.

But then, dodging airbursts of Archie on the Western Front hadn't exactly been a joyride either.

意味（2）

(military slang, WWI, countable) A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance.

An inquisitive aeroplane, which had been hovering over the scene, was picked off as by an Archie and made a forced landing, man and machine buried in filth.

Archies （ plural ）