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/day"zee kut'euhr/, n.1. Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.2. Mil. Slang. an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb.[1785-95]
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Daisy cutter — may mean: Daisy cutter (fuse), a type of fuse A type of bomb, the BLU 82 A seldom used term for a sharply struck ground ball in baseball, used mostly in Vintage base ball In cricket, a ball that bounces multiple times before reaching the batsman… … Wikipedia
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Daisy Cutter (Zünder) — Daisy Cutter“ Zünder bei der BLU 82B Bombe Ein „Daisy Cutter“ Zünder (daisy cutter: engl. „Gänseblümchenschneider“) ist ein Verlängerungsrohr, mit dem der Aufschlagzünder einer konventionellen Sprengbombe (z. B. der Mark 82 Reihe) ausgelöst… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Daisy cutter (fuse) — A BLU 82B bomb with a daisy cutter, used by the United States Air Force. A daisy cutter is a type of fuse designed to detonate an aerial bomb at or above ground level. The fuse itself is a long probe affixed to the weapon s nose, which detonates… … Wikipedia
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daisy cutter — noun a) A well struck ground ball. b) The BLU 82 bomb, for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone. <!wikipedia … Wiktionary
Daisy-cutter — (in cricket, football, tennis, etc.) a ball which, after being struck or kicked, skims near the ground … Dictionary of Australian slang
daisy-cutter — Australian Slang (in cricket, football, tennis, etc.) a ball which, after being struck or kicked, skims near the ground … English dialects glossary
daisy cutter — ball rolled in a certain manner so that it remains close to the ground (in cricket) … English contemporary dictionary
