| 单词 | royal engineers |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoyal Engineers Royal Engineers n. the field engineering and construction corps of the British army; cf. sapper n.1 ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > engineers ginour?1265 pioneer corps1775 Royal Engineers1787 RE1838 REME1942 Seabees1942 1787 London Gaz. 24–28 Apr. No. 12850. p. 197 The Corps of Engineers shall in future take the name of the Corps of Royal Engineers. 1872 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 8 For use by the officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers for torpedo operations. 1940 War Illustr. 4 Oct. 338 The Bomb Disposal Sections of the Royal Engineers whose job it is to dig up and destroy the time-bombs. 1999 T. Harnden Bandit Country (2000) vii. 253 The work on the base was carried out by 180 Royal Engineers using 39 pieces of heavy plant, including seven cranes which were double-crewed to enable work to continue 24 hours a day. < as lemmas |
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