| 单词 | containing force |
| 释义 | > as lemmascontaining force b. containing force (see contain v. 11c). ΚΠ 1899 Westm. Gaz. 21 Nov. 5/3 The opinion is now generally entertained in Sir George White's camp that only a containing force has been left outside Ladysmith, and that the bulk of the Boer commandos have moved south. 1899 Daily News 27 Nov. 5/2 Not the besiegers of our several garrisons, but the garrisons themselves, have been playing most effectively the part of ‘containing’ forces in the military sense. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 11 Aug. 7/2 The Japanese, having left a containing force at An-shan-shan, are advancing with their principal force to the east. < as lemmas |
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