| 单词 | repeater ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrepeater ship b. Nautical. A ship which reproduces an admiral's signals in order to pass instructions to other vessels. Also more fully repeater ship. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > ship which repeats signals repeater1782 1782 S. Hood Let. 30 Apr. (1895) 135 Sir George..took the Eurydice, Admiral Drake's repeater, to carry his duplicate despatches. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer I. iii. 86 The signal officers of a repeater had to make out the number of the flag. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. Repeaters or Repeating Ships. 1967 A. Preston & J. Major Send Gunboat x. 134 The Admiral kept them in reserve as repeater-ships for signals and for any special task beyond the capabilities of the bigger ships. < as lemmas |
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