| 单词 | high sea fleet |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh sea fleet high sea fleet n. [after German Hochseeflotte (1896 or earlier in hypothetical discussions, 1907 as official name of the fleet)] = high seas fleet n. ΚΠ 1907 Manch. Guardian 26 Feb. 14/5 The naval force under the command of Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia..is in future to bear the name of ‘High Sea’ Fleet. 1915 D. Haig Diary 21 Oct. in War Diaries (2005) 477 They calculated that if the German High Sea Fleet came out and gave battle, our Grand Fleet would defeat it entirely, but we would lose 6 or 7 ships. 1998 C. C. Lovett in R. D. S. Higham et al. Russ. Aviation & Air Power in Twentieth Cent. v. 119 It is uncertain whether Stalin would have authorized the building of a high sea fleet capable of challenging the United States for command of the seas. 2001 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 55 430 After the Battle of Jutland, the German High Sea Fleet had begun to shy away from further engagement. < as lemmas |
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