| 单词 | beef trip |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeef trip beef trip n. Naval slang (a) a routine trip in the ship's boat assigned to bring the meat ration from the shore; (b) an escort of food ships in convoy in the 1914–18 war. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > convoying or escorting waftage1558 wafting1559 convoy1600 beef trip1919 society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > a voyage > conveying food beef trip1919 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [noun] > squad or crew for special duty > escort of food ships in convoy beef trip1919 1919 ‘Taffrail’ H.M.S. Anonymous vii. §2. 139 We called it the ‘Beef trip’ because in some remote fashion it reminded us of our midshipman days, when, in charge of the ‘blood boat’ we left our ships..to bring off from the shore the fresh meat which would..be served out to the ship's company. 1919 ‘Taffrail’ H.M.S. Anonymous vii. §2. 142 In spite of all precautions on our part the German flotillas from Zeebrugge..might altogether have put a stop to the ‘beef trip’ carried on under their very noses. 1919 ‘Taffrail’ H.M.S. Anonymous vii. §3. 152 The ‘beef trip’ was over. Yet another consignment of margarine and Dutch cheeses had been brought into the United Kingdom. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 21 On the beef trip, a Navy term in the War, used of the vessels carrying meat to the Grand Fleet at Scapa. < as lemmas |
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