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- noun Plural form of
Black Maria .
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Examples
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From then onward they must have averaged about ten a minute, and most of them came from the largest guns which the Germans possess -- "Black Marias," as Tommy Atkins has christened them.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Various
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A story from this quarter illustrates a new use for the craters made by the explosions of the "Black Marias," the name given by the men to the projectiles of the big German howitzers.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Various
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Looking a little rounder about the middle, a little looser and redder about the eyes and the neck, but it was still essentially the same face that he remembered most vividly smiling a grim smile as its owner climbed into the back of one of the Black Marias of the Cambridgeshire constabulary, eight years previously.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 1987
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So, when we came back on Monday morning, the whole place was surrounded by Black Marias, surrounded on all four sides.
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The place has been literally buzzing with blue-bottles and Black Marias.
Cargo of Eagles Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966. n 50021032-1 1968
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The place has been literally buzzing with blue-bottles and Black Marias.
Cargo of Eagles Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966. n 50021032-1 1968
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Then, behind the police cars, came the Black Marias.
Maigret's Dead Man Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1964
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_ -- Black Marias paid their visit earlier than usual, three bidding us good morning at 6 o'clock.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" George Davidson
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_ -- Three different spells of Black Marias to-day.
The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" George Davidson
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'Black Marias,' or 'Jack Johnsons' by the soldiers.
Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters James Alexander Kilpatrick
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