| 单词 | powder monkey |
| 例句 | He was a powder monkey, which meant it was his job to rush heavy bags of explosive gunpowder to the men loading the cannons. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z We learnt about powder monkeys when we visited HMS Victory so I was interested to read this poem. Michael Rosen's A-Z: The best children's poetry from Agard to Zephaniah- review 2013-04-08T11:00:00Z Historically, children often served in ancillary roles during wartime, as couriers, drummer boys, or “powder monkeys,” who ferried ammunition to cannon crews. The Teen Killers of the Drug War 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z During the Napoleonic Wars, so-called “powder monkeys,” some as young as ten, helped arm cannons for the British Navy. General Butt Naked, the Repentant Warlord 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z He was a drill runner and powder monkey before he became a blaster. The Hard-Working Italian Origins of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z His position was that of a “powder monkey,” and his chief employment was to bring powder from the magazine to the gunners during the naval engagements. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Everybody in the fleet, from the commodore to the powder monkey, was thinking about it. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The powder monkey rushed up with the fire, and then the cannon began to bark, I tell you. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Though much bigger than any of the other lads so employed, as he had been only a short time at sea, he had to perform the humble duty of a powder monkey. The Rival Crusoes These were the "powder monkeys," whose duty it would be, when the action opened, to take the cartridges from the line of powder-passers and carry it to the guns. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 “It’s a shame that a gentleman’s son should be treated as I have been, and made a powder monkey of, while you have been placed on the quarter-deck.” From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure I want to tell you that you’re going to be powder monkey aboard Admiral Lord Nelson’s ship.” The Powder Monkey The powder monkeys have brought them up faster than they can be used. Israel Potter He did not belong to my gun, being a "powder monkey" on No. 16, a six-pounder on the spar deck, but "Kid" was privileged, and he could have penetrated to the captain's cabin with impunity. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" One of the powder monkeys, named Samuel Leech, of the British ship, told graphically and simply the story of that day's doings on the "Macedonian." The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 It seemed to him that he had grown suddenly from a powder monkey into a man. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure He was pressed along with me, and he’s going to be a powder monkey.” The Powder Monkey He looked certainly old enough to have fought at Trafalgar—or, at any rate, to have played his little part there as a powder monkey. A Personal Record He is eighteen years of age, and is a 'powder monkey' on Number Sixteen, a six-pounder on the spar deck. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Albert became waterboy; Earl was powder monkey, in charge of all blasting. The Life of Me; an autobiography “And what is more, I feel sure that our captain would not allow our little powder monkey—” “Powder monkey!” cried the lady, aghast. The Powder Monkey “There, be a good boy, and you’ll get on and be something better than a powder monkey one of these days.” The Powder Monkey So, then, we are to lose our little powder monkey? The Powder Monkey Needless to say, that ended my monkeying around with powder, trying to play powder monkey. The Life of Me; an autobiography |
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