单词 | on the retired list |
释义 | > as lemmason the retired list retired list n. Military a list of retired military personnel; (originally) spec. a list of officers who have retired from army or naval service on reduced pay, sometimes with an honorary promotion (now historical); frequently on the retired list.Those on the retired list can be treated as part of a reserve to be called up again in times of emergency. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > other lists roster1727 sick-list1748 size-roll1757 army list1763 retired list1797 succession1805 blacklist1825 active list1827 1797 London Gaz. 3 June 511/2 Brevet Major Ebenezer Vavasour,..to be Captain of an Independent Company of Invalids at Jersey, vice Robertson, who is placed on the retired List. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Retired list, a list on the marine establishment upon which superannuated officers are placed. 1851 London Gaz. No. 2122. 1673/1 The Retired List then to be diminished by only retiring one in two vacancies. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 202/1 Any officer on the retired list may be ordered by the secretary to such duty as he may be able to perform. 1978 A. Melville-Ross Blindfold v. 42 Eventually placed on the Retired List at his own request. 2001 A. Palazzo Austral. Army vii. 278 The ARA reserves consisted of the Regular Army Reserve and the retired list. < as lemmas |
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