| 单词 | naval base |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnaval base naval base n. a base for naval operations, esp. a securely held seaport from which naval operations can be carried out; a naval shore establishment. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > [noun] > naval station naval station1615 admiralty1677 naval base1863 1863 C. Sumner Our Foreign Relations 19 Whether the armament be put on board in port or at sea, England is always the naval base. 1896 19th Cent. Mar. 461 Tactical considerations demand a strong naval base, which we already possess in Gibraltar and Malta. 1941 A. J. Marder Brit. Naval Policy 1880–1905 x. 183 England's key position in the Mediterranean, though strongly fortified, could hardly be called a naval base at this time. 1990 F. Starn Soup of Day i. i. 5 He had heard that..untenured professors and their families bunked in prefab bungalows on a deserted naval base. < as lemmas |
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