单词 | navy day |
释义 | > as lemmasNavy Day Navy Day n. an open day on which festivities are held to celebrate the naval forces of a nation; spec. (a) (in the United States) October 27, when festivities are held to celebrate the U.S. navy; (b) (in the United Kingdom) a similar event, or a public relations exercise, held at one of the major ports at varying intervals. ΚΠ 1922 N.Y. Times 23 Oct. 28/1 Navy Day..will be celebrated next Friday, Oct. 27..wherever there are American naval vessels... Oct. 27 was chosen..because it is the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt. 1991 Britain's Gulf War 54/1 HMS Gloucester was withdrawn from her planned participation in Portsmouth ‘Navy days’ to proceed to Portland for work-up. < as lemmas |
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