| 单词 | tompion |
| 例句 | Tom and I had crept into the largest gun that day, having found the tompion out. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Her sun awnings were still rigged, her torpedo-nets not out; even her fo'c'sle and quarter-deck guns were trained fore and aft, and still had their tompions in the muzzles. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z She was lying close under the guns of the fort, and we could see that the tompions had been taken out of the guns, and that they were manned by some half-naked soldiers. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The fact is, having heard no sound of gunfire, I was so surprised that I foolishly asked someone if the Lion hadn’t blown out one of her tompions testing a circuit. Sea-Hounds Sam was sitting on the deck of the turret, industriously at work polishing the brass tompion with which the end of the gun is plugged to keep out the sea water. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers “Only to turn my hand into a tompion to stop your fiery, foolish words, old fellow,” replied Murray. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Also there are several exciting situations, even before we come to the application of a lady's fingers as tompions. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century The tompions are carefully encircled with tallow or putty for the same purpose. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The tompion was drawn from the gun, the polished brass of which gleamed through the night and the rain. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" Finishing his task, he turned up the tompion and sat down on it, as with chin in hands he listened to the conversation. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers I shall have to make some tompions to keep them out.” The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Half a cupful was passed to each then, swallowed with avidity, and then Wilton sighed as he helped to secure the tompion in its place. The Peril Finders The bunch of rope-yarns sometimes secured to the tompion, saturated with water to cool the gun in action, and swab up any grains of powder. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. How say you if we put the tompions back into our cannon and fight, as chivalric men should ever fight, with sword and pike?” Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate You will not think so if you damage the tompion. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Not until October did a United States vessel again knock the tompions from her guns, and give battle to an enemy. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Clear away the starboard guns, and take out the tompions. The Pirate If the ball be red hot, a tompion, or trencher of green wood, is to be driven in before it. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. But as soon as I stopped my ears, he used to frown and say, “Take out the tompions, you young swab!” Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore "What did you do with that tompion after you polished it?" The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers The muzzles of the great guns were stopped by tompions. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Under the wheels are two chocks; the vent-cover is on the vent, a tompion in the muzzle; a broom leans against the parapet beyond the stack of cannonballs. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America One tompion with lanyard and wad In the muzzle of the gun. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. Jackets and tompions were torn from the cannon. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade "Do you see any tompion in that gun?" he demanded. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers We passed so close to her that I could distinguish the whites of his eyes, and the tompions in the muzzles of her stern-chasers protruding out of the ports belonging to the admiral's quarters. Romance The tompions was taken out; the sponge, rammer, crows and handspikes placed in readiness, and all awaited eagerly the word for the action to begin. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India He is to see that the tompion is put in securely, and the vent and all screw-holes stopped by a plug of soft wood, and puttied over. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. The French captain, with the courtesy of his nation, took the mishap most good-humouredly, begging me to return the tompions to my captain, as they had no occasion for them. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha "You saw me put that tompion in the muzzle of the gun there, didn't you?" The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers The traitors knew, that, so long as the Colonel was here, these black muzzles with their white tompions, like a black eye with a white pupil, meant mischief. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 "Couldn't even get the tompions out of his guns," as he explained the matter to the Doctor that evening. Beyond the City On all decks places hand-swab and chocking-quoin near the ship's side on the left side of the gun; aids 1st Sponger in taking out tompion. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. Again he gave the order, 'Fire, starboard,' repeating, 'Tompions are in, sir,' and so on till half the broadside had been fired before the tompions had been taken out. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha "You are sure you put the tompion in the gun?" The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Thereupon Porter put up his helm and opened as soon as his guns would bear, tompions and all. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans Thereupon she plucked the tompion out of the best gun in her battery, as she thought, and began to hint a fear that Miss Wylder had taken a fancy to a person unworthy of her. There & Back When the guns are to be secured without being housed the Loader and Sponger place the chocking-quoins square up against the rear part of the front trucks and put in the tompion. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. To this tompion is, or used to be, attached a large piece of wadding, what for I never rightly understood. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha He was still grumbling over the loss of the tompion, which meant also the loss of twenty-five dollars to himself. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Our task was soon done; the tompions were got out, the guns cast loose, ammunition was brought up, and a stand of grape was put in over the shot in every piece in both batteries. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale After a day given to tube-tinkering with tompions, stays, plugs, plates, and wedges, to the distraction of the ship's carpenter and blacksmith, steam was coaxed up; and, at 9.15 a.m. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 No. 4 goes to port side of muzzle, takes out tompion. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. On this occasion he began his orders thus: 'Fire, port;' then suddenly recollecting that the tompions were not removed he added, 'Tompions are in, sir.' Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha "And, another thing, before you talk of giving a month's pay remember that you have nearly a month's pay charged against you for the loss of the tompion." The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Our guns had all been primed, levelled, and had their tompions taken out the night before, in readiness to repel any assault that might be made. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale The great guns of an armed ship have blocks of wood, called tompions, painted black, inserted in their muzzles, to keep out the spray of the sea. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Containing fuzes, and a pair of sleeves, attached to the tompion. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. These horrid tompions and their adjuncts went flying on to their decks, from which every one scampered in confusion. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha These tompions slip in and out very handily, like covers to butter firkins. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War |
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