单词 | liberty day |
释义 | > as lemmasliberty day liberty day n. Nautical a day on which part of a ship's crew has leave to go ashore. ΚΠ 1821 Trewman's Exeter Flying-post 10 May The abolition of the custom which permitted seamen to go, at particular periods, in large bodies, and under no control, to enjoy liberty-days on shore at Canton. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xii. 27 Sunday..is the liberty-day among merchantmen. 1913 Oakland (Calif.) Trib. 19 Mar. 19/2 Vallejo may play its Thursday games on Wednesday as that is ‘liberty day’ at the navy yard. 2007 C. H. Ramsey Boys of Battleship North Carolina iv. 87 Crew members were assigned liberty days according to their location on the ship. < as lemmas |
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