Sherman necktie

短语

发音

UK /ˈʃɜːmən ˈnɛktaɪ/
其它
US /ˈʃɝmən ˈnɛktaɪ/

词形变化

Sherman neckties 复数 Sherman neckties

别名

Sherman's necktie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A segment of rail that has been heated and twisted into a loop, as a means of destroying a railway.

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词源

From Sherman, the surname of Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891) + necktie. During the American Civil War, Sherman ordered the destruction of the rails of railways in order to obstruct the Confederate States Army.

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