单词 | liberty ticket |
释义 | > as lemmasliberty ticket liberty ticket n. Nautical a document declaring that a sailor has leave to go ashore. ΚΠ 1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 18 Such liberty-men..shall..forfeit all benefit from their liberty ticket. 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 167/1 We were cooped up on board like a parcel of convicts; or at most, allowed a twenty-four hours' liberty-ticket to go on shore. 1918 Manch. Guardian 17 Sept. 8/2 The receipt of sugar-cards, ration coupons, railway passes, and liberty tickets. 1962 Times 13 Feb. 12/6 You know as well as I do that oh-nine-three-oh on your liberty ticket means oh-nine-three-oh at the main gate. 2002 C. McKee Sober Men & True vii. 220 That awful feeling as the train entered Portsmouth station. The patrol waiting to check that you had a liberty ticket. < as lemmas |
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