| 单词 | mystery ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmystery ship mystery ship n. now historical (chiefly in the First World War (1914–18)) an armed and camouflaged merchant vessel used as a decoy or to destroy submarines; = Q-boat n. at Q n. Compounds.In quot. 19162 perhaps simply: an unidentified ship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > decoy-ship decoy ship1915 mystery ship1916 Q-boat1918 Q-ship1918 Q1920 1916 Kia-ora (H.M.S. New Zealand) Aug. 10 Quite close..is the great leviathan, H.M.S. Conundrum of the Doldrum Class; but she is a mystery ship, and of her we must say no more. 1916 Times 1 Sept. 4/3 As our patrol boat stole into port at dusk we passed a ‘mystery ship’ making ready to sail.] 1918 Times 5 Aug. 6/6 A mystery ship—a decoy,..one of the oldest ruses of war adapted to modern warfare. Such a vessel was known in both the British and American services as a Q. ship. 1975 B. Meyrick Behind Light xvi. 207 The crew of Mystery Ship 51 listened as the warning boom of their foghorn echoed..through..the Dover Straits. 2011 J. D. Doenecke Nothing less than War v. 122 The supposed rescue craft was a British ‘Mystery Ship’ or ‘Q-boat’, a decoy ship named Baralong. < as lemmas |
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