| 单词 | pirate coast |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPirate Coast Pirate Coast n. now chiefly historical any of various coasts (formerly) reputed to be frequented by pirates; spec. (a) a stretch of coastline on the west coast of India, lying between Goa and Bombay (now Mumbai); (b) a stretch of coastline on the Persian Gulf, now part of the coast of the United Arab Emirates. ΚΠ 1788 J. Rennell Mem. Map Hindoostan (new ed.) p. xxxviii The first, namely, Goa, is just clear of the pirate coast. ?1836 H. H. Whitelock in Trans. Bombay Geogr. Soc. 1836–8 (1844) 1 32 (title) An account of Arabs who inhabit the Coast between Ras-el-Kheimah and Abothubee in the Gulf of Persia, generally called the Pirate Coast. 1968 J. B. Kelly Brit. & Persian Gulf 1795–1880 iii. 116 A want of accurate information on the Pirate Coast..handicapped Duncan in framing the instructions. 1991 Washington Post (Nexis) 9 May (Virginia Weekly section) v1 Robert Burns was at one time our Customs Officer when the Solway was described as the Pirate Coast. < as lemmas |
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