单词 | all-red |
释义 | > as lemmasall-red all-red adj. now historical designating a telegraph line, a route of trade or travel, etc., lying entirely within British territory; cf. red n. 1d. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [adjective] > of or relating to an empire > belonging to former British Empire all-red1894 1894 N.Z. Parl. Deb. 86 696/1 The ‘all-red line’ was the line for us. 1898 J. G. Ward in N.Z. Parl. Deb. 101 344/2 What further steps have been taken to have an ‘all red’ cable laid across the Pacific? 1902 Westm. Gaz. 11 Sept. 5/2 An ‘all-red line’ from Great Britain through Canada to Australia. 1985 K. M. Wilson Policy of Entente i. 10 An empire..that would break at right-angles the all-red route from the Cape to Cairo. < as lemmas |
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