单词 | nucloid |
释义 | nucloidn. British Navy slang (disused). A ship of the British Naval Reserve manned with a nucleus crew (see nucleus n. 13a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > ship of reserve fleet nucloid1908 1908 Westm. Gaz. 31 July 1/3 (heading) ‘Nucleoids’ in naval manœuvres. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 31 July 2/2 The balance is still all on the side of the ‘nucleoid’ as against the newly commissioned ship. 1917 ‘Taffrail’ Sub vii. 176 About June, came the summer manœuvres, when the crews of all the ‘nucloids’ were brought up to full strength. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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