Archie

-archie archie English <dab!> Etymology 1 en Archibald en ie<id:diminutive>. The sense “anti-aircraft artillery” is said to be from airmen dodging hostile fire and shouting “Archibald, certainly not”, the refrain of a then popular music hall song of the same name first performed by George Robey in 1911.Archibald6 June 2017 Julian Walker Archibald? Certainly not! Languages and the First World War https://web.archive.org/web/20200806024104/https://languagesandthefirstworldwar.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/archibald-certainly-not/M B Barrass 17 April 2002 Air Vice-Marshal A E Borton Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20020712205857/https://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Borton.htmPaul Anthony Jones 7 August 2014 21 Slang Terms From World War I w:Mental Floss https://web.archive.org/web/20140810212339/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58233/21-slang-terms-world-war-i This habit probably originated with the pilot and commander Amyas Borton (1886–1969). Pronunciation en /ˈɑːt͡ʃi/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Archie.wav Southern England en /ˈɑɹt͡ʃi/ GenAm en ɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃi 2 Proper noun en male Archibald Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name. en rare en female. en ghost town twp:Suf/Peninsula co/Grand Traverse County s/Michigan c/USA. en city co/Cass County s/Missouri c/USA. en former rurmun in p/Manitoba c/Canada now part of x/Ellice-Archie. Derived terms en Ellice-Archie Descendants gd Eairdsidh 1 Noun ~ en military slang WWI uncountable Anti-aircraft artillery. en 2012 The Alleyman Pat Kelleher 1849974462 But then, dodging airbursts of Archie on the Western Front hadn't exactly been a joyride either. en 2013 Hawker VC- The First RFC Ace: The Life of Major Lanoe Hawker VC DSO: 1890-1916. Tyrrel M. Hawker 147383080X He was seen by an aeroplane, our Archie gunner and a whole division to crash in their lines just opposite our trenches, much jubilation and more congratulations. en 2014 Lost Wings of WWI: Downed Airmen on the Western Front 1914-1918 Martin Bowman 1473842263 On a cloudy day one can hop in and out of the clouds, greatly to the annoyance of some Archie commander who, just when he has got range and direction and is about to let fly, finds that his bird has disappeared into a cloud. He fills thatcloud with HE but his quarry emerges from another nearby with a gesture of derision which the gunners below may imagine, though cannot see. On a sunny day, Archie is up early, for he knows that aircraft will be silhouetted against a blue sky. Then the experienced pilot hops in and out of the sun, there being no clouds, while the Archie commander rubs his smarting eyes and uses strong words. en military slang WWI countable A piece of anti-aircraft ordnance. en 1929 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle When the World Screamed http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks01/0100031h.html An inquisitive aeroplane, which had been hovering over the scene, was picked off as by an Archie and made a forced landing, man and machine buried in filth. en 2016 Up And At ‘Em Lieut.-Col. Harold Evans Hartney 1787201007 Quickly our five machines dodged the Archies as we crossed. Alternative forms anti-aircraft artillery en archie Etymology 2 en Archimedes en ie<id:diminutive>. Pronunciation en /ˈɑːki/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Archie2.wav Southern England en /ˈɑɹki/ GenAm Noun en computing informal An Acorn Archimedes computer. en 1995 Classic CD 57-62 FOR ARCHIE USERS. At last, a powerful database with details of every track (over 700 to date) on Classic CD discs from issue 1 to the present day is available for uses of Acorn (Archimedes) computers. en 2005 Jonathan BBC Micro B and Acorn Archimedes A400 (?) to PC file transfer comp.sys.acorn.networking And what about getting the data from the Archie to the PC? References Anagrams en acehir Raiche Raîche achier archei arheic cahier eriach en unisex given names