| 单词 | long forties |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLong Forties Long Forties n. Nautical a long bank in the North Sea between Aberdeen and southern Norway, approx. 40 fathoms deep for much of its length. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > specific seas > [noun] > Atlantic Ocean > roaring Forties Long Forties1776 roaring forties1841 1776 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772: Pt. 2 145 Quantities of white-fish..might be taken on the great sand banks off this coast. The long Fortys extend parallel to it. 1863 N. Sea Pilot (Hydrogr. Office, Admiralty) IV. ii. 33 Among the sand banks..is first the one known to mariners as the Long Forties, and which trends from the Firth of Forth north-easterly for about 110 miles. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station xii. 183 The Grand Fleet was ordered to rendezvous in the ‘Long Forties’; the Battle Cruiser Fleet to join farther south. 2008 I. McCartney Brit. Submarines World War I 44 A continuous patrol line was also formed, right across the North Sea from the Long Forties to the Skagerrak. < as lemmas |
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