单词 | the fleet |
释义 | > as lemmasthe fleet b. the fleet: the navy. 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 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 500. ¶3 Whether it be in the Army or in the Fleet, in Trade, or in any of the three learned Professions. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Fleet, a general name given to the royal navy. the Fleet the Fleet a run of water, flowing into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street, now a covered sewer; called also Fleet ditch; hence, the prison which stood near it.extracted from fleetn.2< as lemmas |
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