| 单词 | minute gun |
| 例句 | As the bells of the castle’s Curfew Tower rang, the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired off rounds of minute guns and a piping party from the Royal Navy blew their whistles. Britain’s goodbye to Philip: A pared-down funeral, minute of silence and a solitary queen in a chapel 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Philip’s coffin was borne to the chapel on a bespoke Defender TD 130 in military green as a minute gun fired eight times. Queen Elizabeth stands alone to bid farewell to her 'strength' Philip 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Members of the regiment will fire minute guns from the east lawn of Windsor Castle as Prince Philip's coffin is taken from the castle to the chapel. In Pictures: The Queen and nation bid farewell to Prince Philip 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z On the banks of the River Thames, the Honourable Artillery Company fired processional minute guns in front of Tower Bridge. In pictures: Baroness Thatcher's funeral 2013-04-17T13:20:03Z Above the dull distant roar of the cataract, the minute guns of friends and foes pealed over the dead, as with shrouded banners the slowly marching column bore him to his last resting place. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z As the procession of boats left the Confiance, minute guns were fired from the vessels in the harbor. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Years,” was paraded, amidst the booming of minute guns, and the roll of muffled drums. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z When they fire salute, and mean to all shoot together, the report is so near simultaneous that a stranger would think they were firing minute guns. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z He was giving out 'The minute gun at sea,—the minute gun at sea,' with all the pathos of his tenor voice, when the door burst open and the whole population rushed in upon us. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Part of St. Paul's church was hung in black, and minute guns were fired for an hour and a half, and the flags on the Citadel and George's Island were half-mast during the day. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Every one was about retiring for rest, when boom boom! from out of the darkness seaward came the roar of a minute gun. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Slowly and with precision the minute guns boomed from the Citadel, loudly, the bands played the well-loved tunes, the “Maple Leaf” and “God Save the Queen.” South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z A shrill dog, who barks rapidly; a melancholy dog, who howls monotonously; and a hoarse dog, who emits barks at intervals, like minute guns. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z There was never any further question, by the way, about that minute gun at sea; it stayed at sea as far as we were concerned. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z The body was landed under minute guns from the ships and the procession proceeded from the King's Wharf to the old English Burial Ground attended by an immense concourse of people. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The flag of the old Ship of State was half masted, and minute guns were fired. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Then the minute guns started booming; the coffin, draped in the Union Jack, was placed in a Red Cross car; and so the gallant little hero went home from the war. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z It is said minute guns were distinctly heard through most of Thursday before last; but we hope she has suffered no further than being driven back to Kingston. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z She still neared us; but darkness was coming fast, and fearing to lose her, a lantern was fixed on the top, and minute guns were fired. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 The front door of the vicarage slammed like a minute gun. The Wonderful Visit The shadows closed upon us, a mist rose, flooding over us, and far off the cold split a tree asunder with loud report as of some minute gun. A Man in the Open A schooner was stationed off Mount Vernon to fire minute guns. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools All day the watchers paced the sand; All day they scanned the deep; All night the booming minute guns Echoed from steep to steep. The Girl from Arizona It is a fetter dance to the music of minute guns—not at sea, but in a region not a thousand miles from the Sahara. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) Our sailors sent up some rockets, and at this signal the schooner fired minute guns for a half hour. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. It was a minute gun, fired by the Americans in honour of the gallant dead. Notes and Queries, Number 236, May 6, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The final and public funeral ceremonies were held on the 30th of September; the day being observed as one of general mourning, the city edifices draped, bells tolled, and minute guns fired. Admiral Farragut The sound of the explosions was to be heard all day long almost like minute guns. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror When a ship is in imminent danger, she hoists her national flag upside down, and, if she is armed, fires minute guns; also lets fly top-gallant sheets, &c.; indeed does anything to attract observation. 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 people were certainly very attentive to hear him," and one man next my boy expressed his satisfaction by letting off little groans, like minute guns, at frequent intervals. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Then the Khedivial band played a hymn tune, "Thy Will be Done," and the sad ceremony was closed to the boom of minute guns. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Preceded by the booming of minute guns, the slow pealing of bells and the roll of muffled drums the procession passed to its destination. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V The officers and men of both ships walked in procession to the grave, attended by the Russian garrison, while the ships fired minute guns, and the service being ended the marines fired three volleys. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries The city flags were at half-mast, minute guns were fired from 10 until 12 o'clock, and all the bells in the city were tolled. Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 His voice hardened and rasped like a cross cut file as question after question boomed out with the relentless quality of minute guns. Men of Affairs All this time the minute guns had been heard, showing that the ship still held together, and that help, if it came, would not be useless. Won from the Waves At noon a salute was fired by the guns of the village, which was answered by minute guns from the Feliz and my factory. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Sombre was the sound of the minute guns, shaking the heart of the city! The Long Roll While minute guns were fired from a warship in the river below, the procession wound along the lovely paths of Mount Vernon to the family tomb on the hillside. George Washington As the regimental music rang out the last march of the two dead officers, minute guns were fired in sympathy all along the American shore. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The first day of the new year, 1761, was ushered in by the solemn tolling of the church bells in the town, and the firing of minute guns on Castle Island. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money The flag-covered caskets were lowered, as the bugler sounded "taps," and the batteries fired minute guns. Winning a Cause World War Stories Oh, heart-breaking were the minute guns, and the tolling, tolling bells, and the deep, slow, heroic music, and the sobbing of the people! The Long Roll As many minute guns were fired as he was old—viz., The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Above the roar of breakers and trample of panic-stricken seamen over decks could be heard the minute guns of the other ships firing for help. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom From the time the boats left the brig until the bodies were landed, the United States brig Rattlesnake and the brig Henry alternately fired minute guns . . . The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 Then the French officer in command of the division, amid the broken roar of the minute guns and the whistle of shells, paid a tribute to the dead. Winning a Cause World War Stories All day the bells tolled, all day the minute guns were fired. The Long Roll Then minute guns were fired, and four chaplains--Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Catholic--by turns read a psalm or a prayer. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman Flags hung at half mast the rest of that day, and minute guns were fired at sunset. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family Throughout the United States, honors were paid to his memory by hoisting of flags at half mast, the tolling of bells, firing of minute guns, the passing of resolutions, and delivery of eulogies. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States The admiral's ship fired minute guns, while Vignali read the service of his church. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte The proper course would have been to hoist the flag at half-mast, and to fire minute guns, in token of the grief of the pioneers for the death of freedom. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned Commencing at 12 o'clock m., nineteen minute guns will be fired, and at the close of the day the national salute of thirty-eight guns. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term Bunting and banners canopied the harbour, fluttered up and down the streets, while minute guns boomed, and bands of music paraded. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him About eight o'clock, loud above the howling of the tempest and the booming of the minute gun, arose the wild cry of fire: and thick smoke was discernible from the shore, issuing from the hatches. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 During the procession of the troops to the place representing that of the interment and until the conclusion of the ceremonial minute guns will be fired. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Section 1 (of 3) of Volume 10. The minute gun at sea is known the world over as a signal of distress. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 Now and again an unfastened door swung open and shut again, with a bang like a minute gun. The Visionary Pictures From Nordland Signals of distress were instantly hoisted, and endeavors used to make towards the stranger, while the minute guns were fired continuously. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People The captain gave orders to fire minute guns, and cut away the masts. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 The flags at the several navy-yards, naval stations, marine barracks, and vessels in commission will be placed at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day when the minute guns are fired. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant Eleven pieces of artillery were brought down from Alexandria and a schooner belonging to Mr. R. Hamilton came down and lay off Mount Vernon to fire minute guns. George Washington Commencing at 12 o'clock m. seventeen minute guns will be fired and at the close of the day the national salute of thirty-one guns. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 5, part 3: Franklin Pierce It is a fetter dance to the music of minute guns - not at sea, but in a region not a thousand miles from the Sahara. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 The Moravians were asked to furnish music at the funeral, but declined, and it was hardly missed amid the firing of minute guns, and three volleys over his grave. The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 Commencing at 12 o'clock noon seventeen minute guns will be fired, and at the close of the day the national salute of thirty-seven guns. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant Of yore, when he was a great pedestrian and no enemy to good claret, he may have pointed with these minute guns his allocutions to the bench. Memories and Portraits The lightning blazed along my path, and the thunder boomed over me like minute guns when a funeral is in motion. The Old Homestead At twelve o'clock to-day, we fired thirteen minute guns, as a tribute of respect to the memory of Commodore Kennon, who fell a victim to the same disastrous accident. Journal of an African Cruiser When the loud minute gun alarms the night, And plunging waters hide the bark from sight, When lurid lightnings threat, and thunders roll. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. At a quarter before eight, nineteen minute guns were fired in the park, the walls of the pavilion were suddenly drawn up, revealing the funeral car and its sacred burden. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 Signals of distress were instantly hoisted, and endeavors used to make toward the stranger, while the minute guns were fired continuously. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea The rustle of that poor straw, as it shrunk to meet his body, was a nobler tribute to his memory than a thousand minute guns could have been. The Old Homestead Of yore, when he was a great pedestrian and no enemy to good claret, he may have pointed with these minute guns his allocutions to the bench. Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson A rocket was fired as soon as the body moved, to give notice to Linden for the firing of the minute guns. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II There was the respect paid of firing minute guns from the battery all the time of the procession; and funeral firing by the militia, who were under arms. Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe A general rummage for ammunition was therefore ordered, and a supply of this necessary having been obtained, the ship's carronade was after considerable delay put in order, and minute guns were fired. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States Bradshaw, having picked up the thread of his story again, emitted hoarse chuckles like minute guns, until I very nearly rose and fell upon him. Tales of St. Austin's The sun arose, angry and red, while the thunder continued to roll below them, and the crackling of the electric flashes was like minute guns. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake By the time she- has finished that and daylight, she grows afraid of thieves, and makes the servants fire minute guns out of the garret windows. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 It was a minute gun fired by the Americans in honour of the gallant dead. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Every now and then, too, when his feelings overpowered him, he would discharge a 'Woof,' like a minute gun at sea. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn The minute guns were distinctly heard from that town, and several other villages in the neighbourhood. The King's Highway How often had he watched, through sounds like these, for a minute gun! The Heir of Redclyffe |
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