Definition of Mills bomb in English:

Mills bomb

nounmɪlz

historical

An oval hand grenade.
〈史〉米尔斯式手榴弹，卵形手榴弹
Example sentencesExamples
- The Mills bomb was so successful that its basic design was to remain in use by the British Army until the 1960's.
- The Mills bomb is time fused, triggered by pulling out the safety pin and releasing the lever.
- Brown was with an advance party which took over some newly captured trenches near Accroche Wood and, on being told that a sniper's post was causing trouble, he located the enemy strong point, picked up two Mills bombs and ran towards it under fire.
- They threw in their Mills bombs and then rushed the position, killing some of the Germans and capturing the gun.
- The standard grenade was the old Mills bomb for many years, until the introduction of the L2, basically a copy of the US M26, in the 1970s.
- The majority of overall design changes to the Mills Bomb occurred during the first two years of Mills bomb development and were mostly to lower cost of production.
- To use the Mills bomb the thrower first removed the safety pin while holding down the strike lever beneath it.
- Up a small track a little further south I came across a Mills bomb embedded in the surface of the track.
- Two of the design features of the Mills bomb are still to be found in many modern hand grenades: the split pin and the handle which secures the spring-loaded firing pin.
- He said that during previous amnesties a wide range of different weapons had been handed in, such as old grenades and Mills bombs.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Sir William Mills (1856–1932), the English engineer who invented it.

词汇	Mills bomb
释义	Definition of Mills bomb in English: Mills bomb nounmɪlz historical An oval hand grenade. 〈史〉米尔斯式手榴弹，卵形手榴弹 Example sentencesExamples The Mills bomb was so successful that its basic design was to remain in use by the British Army until the 1960's. The Mills bomb is time fused, triggered by pulling out the safety pin and releasing the lever. Brown was with an advance party which took over some newly captured trenches near Accroche Wood and, on being told that a sniper's post was causing trouble, he located the enemy strong point, picked up two Mills bombs and ran towards it under fire. They threw in their Mills bombs and then rushed the position, killing some of the Germans and capturing the gun. The standard grenade was the old Mills bomb for many years, until the introduction of the L2, basically a copy of the US M26, in the 1970s. The majority of overall design changes to the Mills Bomb occurred during the first two years of Mills bomb development and were mostly to lower cost of production. To use the Mills bomb the thrower first removed the safety pin while holding down the strike lever beneath it. Up a small track a little further south I came across a Mills bomb embedded in the surface of the track. Two of the design features of the Mills bomb are still to be found in many modern hand grenades: the split pin and the handle which secures the spring-loaded firing pin. He said that during previous amnesties a wide range of different weapons had been handed in, such as old grenades and Mills bombs. Origin Early 20th century: named after Sir William Mills (1856–1932), the English engineer who invented it.
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