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Definition of Pilseners
1. pilsener [n] - See also: pilsener
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilseners
Literary usage of Pilseners
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Information Annual (1916)
"The "pilseners" are howitzers and, except in diameter, do not resemble the Krupp
42-centimeter mortars. A "Pilsener" shell kills every one within 150 yards, ..."
2. Vive la France! by Edward Alexander Powell (1915)
"For sheer horror and destruction those from the Austrian-made Skoda howitzer,
known as "pilseners," make the famous 42-centimetre shells seem almost kind. ..."
3. Colours of War by Robert Edward Crozier Long (1915)
"The pilseners were used to prepare for storm the important height, 419. The Lower
Dunajec is dammed against floods. ..."
4. After Dark in the War Capitals by Karl Kingsley Kitchen (1916)
"Of course I managed to put away a couple of sandwiches and as many pilseners
between the acts. An intermission in Vienna is regarded as a heaven-sent ..."
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