Katyusha

名词 n.
/kəˈt(j)uːʃə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Катюша (Katjuša)
  2. A type of artillery rocket launcher consisting of an array of rockets mounted on a truck, originated in the Soviet Union.
    — The Russian Katyusha is a multiple rocket thrower of which nothing is known except what can be seen on released photographs.
  3. A type of rocket which can be launched from a Katyusha.
    — The development of these projectors was spurred During World War II, the Soviet Union fired Katyusha rockets from the ground or truck mounted racks. The standard Katyushas were 6 feet long, weighed 92.5 pounds, and had a range of 3 miles.

词形变化

Katyushas plural katyusha alternative Katiusha alternative

词源

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Катю́ша (Katjúša) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”), in turn diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Katherine”), named after a popular wartime song.
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