English Dictionary

browning shot

名詞

(naval) A haphazard shot at a group of vessels.

日本語の意味

（海戦用語）複数の船舶に対し、無差別かつ無作為に行われた砲撃、または大まかな目標への不正確な攻撃

During the skirmish, the captain dismissed the attack as nothing more than a browning shot aimed at the convoy.

交戦中、船長はその攻撃を護送船団に向けられた艦船群に対するでたらめな射撃に過ぎないと切り捨てた。

意味（1）

(naval) A haphazard shot at a group of vessels.

[…] the U-boat would ordinarily be able to have only a browning shot (a random shot in the hope of hitting one ship in the convoy), which might or might not hit.

browning shots （ plural ）