Both Uses of
maxim
in
The War of the Worlds
- About eleven, the next morning's papers were able to say, a squadron of hussars, two Maxims, and about four hundred men of the Cardigan regiment started from Aldershot.†
Chpt 1.8 *maxims = short sayings that express general truths or principles
- Maxims have been absolutely useless against their armour; the field guns have been disabled by them.†
Chpt 1.14
Definition:
a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle