In the 17th and 18th cent.: a squadron of the British Navy with responsibility for patrolling the Irish Sea. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [noun] > squadron > specific (7) Irish guard1644 In the 17th and 18th cent.: a squadron of the British Navy with responsibility for patrolling the Irish Sea. Now historical. blue1653 Navy. Frequently with capital initial. One of three divisions of the British fleet between the 17th and 19th centuries (the others being White and… Blue Squadron1665 one of three squadrons into which the Royal Navy was formerly divided (cf. red squadron n. at red, adj. n.compounds 1f(c)(i), white squadron n. at… white squadron1666 one of the three squadrons into which the Royal Navy was formerly divided; also in admiral (also rear-admiral, vice-admiral) of the white squadron… white1668 Also with capital initial. = white squadron n. at compounds 1f. Also in Admiral of the White: a commander of the white squadron. Now historical. red1690 = red squadron n. at compounds 1f(c)(i); esp. in (Rear, Vice) Admiral of the Red. Now historical. red squadron1702 one of the three squadrons into which the Royal Navy was formerly divided (cf. Blue Squadron n. at blue, adj. n.compounds 1d, white squadron n. at… |
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