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单词 cod war
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cod warn.

Brit. /ˈkɒd wɔː/, U.S. /ˈkɑd ˌwɔr/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cod n.2, war n.1
Etymology: < cod n.2 + war n.1, perhaps punningly after cold war n. at cold adj. Compounds 4.
Any of a period of disputes between the United Kingdom and Iceland from 1958 to 1976 over the fishing rights of the coastal waters in the North Atlantic Ocean around Iceland; (in plural) these disputes collectively.
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1958 Irish Times 1 Sept. 5/4 As the midnight deadline for the introduction by the Icelandic government of the new 12-mile territorial limit drew nearer, both nations were making final preparations for what is being termed here ‘the cod war’.
1977 Econ. Jrnl. 87 690 The problems of regulating common property fisheries have caused serious international conflicts, such as the recent ‘cod war’ between Iceland and the United Kingdom.
2019 Sunday Times (Nexis) 23 June. 30 We succeeded in getting compensation for the trawlermen who had been chucked out of work after the cod wars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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