| 单词 | royal navy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoyal Navy Royal Navy n. (also †Navy Royal) the navy of the United Kingdom, and its predecessors; cf. the navy royal at navy n. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > [noun] > the British navy the king's (also queen's) navya1382 Royal Navy1583 the navy royal1601 the fleet1712 RN?1791 the senior service1899 silent service1904 1583 G. Peckham True Rep. Newfound Landes iv. sig. E.iv The greatest Iewell of this Realme..is the multitude of Shippes, Maisters and Marriners, ready to assist the moste stately & royall Nauie of her Maiestie. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. xviii Timber sufficient for the use of the Navy Royal had now been in a forward way to its sufficient growth. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Midshipman In merchant-ships, or in the royal navy. 1843 Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 2 69 The comparatively recent introduction of direct-action steam-engines on board the steam-vessels of the Royal Navy. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 8 Jan. 7/2 A stoker in the Royal Navy, who has been black-listed for several weeks as a deserter. 2003 Navy News Sept. 4/2 Hunter-killer submarine HMS Splendid has sailed from her home at Faslane for the last time after 22 years service in the Royal Navy. < as lemmas |
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