| 单词 | private man of war |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivate man of war private man of war n. now historical = privateer n. 1; cf. private ship of war n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > privateer or pirate ship > [noun] > privateer Dunkirker1588 Dunkirk1599 she-Dunkirk1623 Dunker1630 privateer?1641 private man of war1646 caper1657 letter(s) of mart ship1695 caperera1698 letter of marque ship1703 letter(s) of mart man1704 letter of marque1768 shaving-mill1781 ship-privateer1799 sea-wolf1884 1646 MS. Orders & Instruct. (Adm. Libr.) 22 Instruccions and a fiat in the usuall form were this day signed for Capt. Wm. Davies employing of the ship the 3 kings of dover being of 250 tons and 17 guns as a private man of warre in her way of merchandize. 1675 G. Carew Severall Considerations offered to Parl. 7 The Zelanders are a people, that upon all occations, serves for private men of warr against England. 1754 J. Lodge Peerage of Ireland I. 391 Kid had a Commission from the Admiralty, as a private Man of War. 1857 Rep. Commerc. Relations U.S. (U.S. Dept. of State) IV. 83 There are only three circumstances when a foreign ship can be made French: they are, 1st. When a prize on the enemy by state ships, or private men-of-war [etc.] 1985 William & Mary Q. 42 361 Ideally, the time at sea for each private man-of-war should be determined, but though colonial newspapers reported hundreds of captures, they did not usually state the length of time the cruisers had been on the hunt. < as lemmas |
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