plate fleetn.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪt fliːt/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪt ˌflit/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: plate n., fleet n.¹

Etymology: < plate n. (see 5a) + fleet n.¹, probably after Spanish flota de la plata, lit. ‘silver fleet’ (this exact phrase is apparently not attested in contemporary sources, but compare the similar phrases la flota llena de plata the fleet full of silver (1605 or earlier), la flota con la plata the fleet with the silver (1606 or earlier), la flota y galeones de la plata the fleet and galleons transporting silver (1621 or earlier), galeones de la plata galleons transporting silver (frequently 1599–1614)).

Now historical.

A fleet carrying bullion; spec. any of the fleets which annually transported silver from the Americas to Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries.The Spanish treasure fleets were first organized in the mid 16th cent. and were discontinued in the late 18th cent.

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1625 J. Mead Let. 17 Dec. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times Charles I (1848) (modernized text) I. 68 The rest of the fleet would stay awhile to watch the Plate fleet not yet come home.

1639 J. Mayne Citye Match iii. ii. 26 Why, S^r, next plate-fleet To dive, bore holes i'th bottome of their ships, And sinke em.

1664 A. Cowley To Author in S. Tuke Adventures Five Hours (ed. 2) sig. A4 As when our Kings (Lords of the spacious Main) Take in just Warrs a Rich plate-fleet of Spain.

1708 Boston News-let. 8 Mar. 2/2 They were afterwards informed by a Prize that one of the Country Sloops had taken, That the said French Men of War.., were gone to convey home the Plate Fleet.

1763 W. Roberts Acct. First Discov. Florida 90 Treasure out of the wreck, where the galleons, or plate-fleet, were cast away.

1863 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 464 Mr. Pitt..would have declared war at once, and have seized the plate fleet.

1898 Argosy Apr. 59 Drake and Hawkins had shown them how to do, by raids on the rich plate fleets of the Spanish main.

1952 A. Morales-Carrión Puerto Rico & Non Hispanic Caribbean ii. 32 The Dutch successes are played up, particularly their capture of the entire plate fleet off the coast of Cuba in 1628.

1993 Dict. National Biogr.: Missing Persons 80/1 When news arrived early in 1657 that a Spanish plate fleet [was] on its way to the Canaries, Bourne..pressed Blake to intercept it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plate fleet
释义	plate fleetn. Brit. /ˈpleɪt fliːt/, U.S. /ˈpleɪt ˌflit/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: plate n., fleet n.¹ Etymology: < plate n. (see 5a) + fleet n.¹, probably after Spanish flota de la plata, lit. ‘silver fleet’ (this exact phrase is apparently not attested in contemporary sources, but compare the similar phrases la flota llena de plata the fleet full of silver (1605 or earlier), la flota con la plata the fleet with the silver (1606 or earlier), la flota y galeones de la plata the fleet and galleons transporting silver (1621 or earlier), galeones de la plata galleons transporting silver (frequently 1599–1614)). Now historical. A fleet carrying bullion; spec. any of the fleets which annually transported silver from the Americas to Spain during the 17th and 18th centuries.The Spanish treasure fleets were first organized in the mid 16th cent. and were discontinued in the late 18th cent. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > cargo vessel > [noun] > carrying ore or metal > fleet of plate fleet1625 1625 J. Mead Let. 17 Dec. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times Charles I (1848) (modernized text) I. 68 The rest of the fleet would stay awhile to watch the Plate fleet not yet come home. 1639 J. Mayne Citye Match iii. ii. 26 Why, S^r, next plate-fleet To dive, bore holes i'th bottome of their ships, And sinke em. 1664 A. Cowley To Author in S. Tuke Adventures Five Hours (ed. 2) sig. A4 As when our Kings (Lords of the spacious Main) Take in just Warrs a Rich plate-fleet of Spain. 1708 Boston News-let. 8 Mar. 2/2 They were afterwards informed by a Prize that one of the Country Sloops had taken, That the said French Men of War.., were gone to convey home the Plate Fleet. 1763 W. Roberts Acct. First Discov. Florida 90 Treasure out of the wreck, where the galleons, or plate-fleet, were cast away. 1863 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 464 Mr. Pitt..would have declared war at once, and have seized the plate fleet. 1898 Argosy Apr. 59 Drake and Hawkins had shown them how to do, by raids on the rich plate fleets of the Spanish main. 1952 A. Morales-Carrión Puerto Rico & Non Hispanic Caribbean ii. 32 The Dutch successes are played up, particularly their capture of the entire plate fleet off the coast of Cuba in 1628. 1993 Dict. National Biogr.: Missing Persons 80/1 When news arrived early in 1657 that a Spanish plate fleet [was] on its way to the Canaries, Bourne..pressed Blake to intercept it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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