| 单词 | flying camp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflying camp b. flying camp, camp-volant: ‘a little army of horse and foot, that keeps the field, and is continually in motion’ (Phillips 1696–1706). See also quot. 1699. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > for rapid movement flying stalea1500 flying camp1577 marching regiment1707 travelling circus1915 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1675/2 Who..with a campe volant did what he could to stop the Englishmen within Hadington from vytayles. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Camp volant, a flying campe, a campe of light-horsemen for ordinarie roades. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Flying-Camps, Beggers plying in Bodies at Funerals. 1726 D. Defoe Polit. Hist. Devil ii. ix. 349 Some of his Camp Volant are always present. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Flying-Camp, is a strong Body of Horse or Dragoons. < as lemmas |
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