Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
freak raid
English answer:
outside of the usual parameters of raids at that time
Added to glossary by
Mark Nathan
Jun 30, 2008 11:30
15 yrs ago
English term
freak raid
English
Social Sciences
Military / Defense
(two men are talking about how the wife of one of them died)
"A cruel thing. And with the war all but over. I heard it was something of a freak raid."
"Indeed. Hardly anyone else was hurt. As you say, a cruel thing."
it is british english, and the two are talking about what happened in the last days of WWII, just before the surrender of japanese to the americans... so it must be during the american bombings and air raids
"A cruel thing. And with the war all but over. I heard it was something of a freak raid."
"Indeed. Hardly anyone else was hurt. As you say, a cruel thing."
it is british english, and the two are talking about what happened in the last days of WWII, just before the surrender of japanese to the americans... so it must be during the american bombings and air raids
Change log
Jun 30, 2008 11:34: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Military / Defense"
Jul 1, 2008 12:10: Mark Nathan Created KOG entry
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outside of the usual parameters of raids at that time
Obviously all raids are unexpected, but this one must have been in an unusual area, diffrent time of day etc.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-06-30 11:37:00 GMT)
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One of the last air raids
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-06-30 11:37:00 GMT)
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One of the last air raids
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Ligia Dias Costa
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Jack Doughty
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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thanks Patricia
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BrettMN
: Yes, and this isn't "British English". "Freak raid" is perfectly common in American English also.
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yes, American English
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orientalhorizon
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanx mark"
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freak raid
In the context of the information you have given the term "freak raid" fits although the other answers are correct as explanations of what it means or other way's to phrase it.
Discussion
and by the way, this is from a novel by kazuo ishiguro... i said british english thinking he lives and writes in britain, and the book is printed in britain