| 单词 | naval reserve |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnaval reserve naval reserve n. (also Naval Reserve) an auxiliary naval force composed of civilian volunteers; cf. Royal Naval Reserve n. at royal adj. and n. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1857 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 20 437 It is evident that a large portion of our naval reserve may be paralyzed by ague and fever at the very time that it may be called upon to fight. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Sept. 3/3 A large highly-trained naval reserve, alone chiefly recruitable from our fisherfolks. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 200/2 Thus no country in peace manoeuvres calls out all its naval reserves, or makes use of the auxiliary cruisers. 1993 Discover Diving Apr. 39/1 He was Naval Reserve, showed up with twin aluminum tanks. < as lemmas |
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