| 单词 | channel fleet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChannel Fleet Channel Fleet n. (also with lower-case initial in the second element) now historical a fleet of the Royal Navy detailed for service in the English Channel; cf. Home Fleet n. at home n.1 and adj. Compounds 2.In 1909 the Channel Fleet became the 2nd Division of the Home Fleet. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [noun] > specific fleet armada1588 flote1673 flota1690 Home Fleet1705 home guard1712 Channel Fleet1741 Grand Fleet1914 1741 London Daily Post 5 Mar. 1/3 The Press for Seamen is carry'd on with the greatest Vigour, in order to Mann the Channel fleet. 1831 J. Watkins William the Fourth i. ii. 36 The encounter of the channel-fleet with the combined French and Spanish squadrons. 1909 Times 1 Mar. 8/5 The Channel Fleet will proceed to sea the next day, returning to Portland on March 20. This will be the final cruise of the Channel Fleet. 2002 M. Estensen Life Matthew Flinders iii. 38 Twelve days later the Channel Fleet and its prizes, six captured ships, anchored triumphantly at Spithead. < as lemmas |
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