单词 | general at sea |
释义 | > as lemmasgeneral at sea general at sea n. (also general at the sea, general of the sea) now historical = sense B. 8. ΚΠ 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill i. 25 Diego de Sosa was made Generall at the sea [It. Dell' armata di mare fece generale Diego di Sosa]. 1660 King Charles II in Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (1704) III. xvi. 585 To Our Trusty and Well-beloved General Monk, and General Mountague, Generals at Sea, to be communicated to the Fleet. 1717 tr. A. F. Frézier Voy. South-Sea 198 The General of the Sea, or Admiral. 1847 Norfolk Archæol. 1 153 Charles, Earl of Nottingham, Admiral, General of the Sea, accompanied with Lords, Knights, and Gent, made a..voyage into Spain. 1883 Times 2 Aug. 5/6 It will be placed close to the busts..of three of England's worthies, all natives of the same county—namely, Locke, Blake (Admiral and General at Sea) and Pym. 1935 Times 26 June 9/7 The letters of Robert Blake, General at Sea, will also be published in the near future. 1988 D. A. Thomas Compan. Royal Navy ii. 44 It was in the second half of the seventeenth century that the line of battle was introduced, demonstrating the influence of the Generals-at-sea. < as lemmas |
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