daisy cutter
daisy cutter · daisy cutters
A fast, grounded shot at goalA fast, grounded shot at goal.
Meaning
5 sensesA fast, grounded shot at goal.
(dated, slang)A well-struck ground ball.
a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground
A low ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.
A fast-going horse that does not lift its feet high.
(slang)The BLU-82 bomb, known for its ability to flatten a forest into a helicopter landing zone.
Origin
* From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies.* From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies.
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Forms
plural: daisy cuttersSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles:fragmentation bombantipersonnel bombanti-personnel bomb
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddaisy-cutting