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单词 spithead
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Spithead


Spit·head

S0650900 (spĭt′hĕd′) A channel off southern England between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. It connects with the Solent on the west and was formerly used as a rendezvous for the British fleet.

Spithead

(ˌspɪtˈhɛd) n (Placename) an extensive anchorage between the mainland of England and the Isle of Wight, off Portsmouth

Spithead


Spithead,

eastern part of the channel between Hampshire, England, and the Isle of Wight. In 1797 a celebrated wartime mutiny occurred in the fleet stationed at Spithead: the crews sent the officers ashore, ran the ships by committee, and won their demands for better wages and working conditions.

Spithead

an extensive anchorage between the mainland of England and the Isle of Wight, off Portsmouth
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