单词 | screw fleet |
释义 | > as lemmasscrew fleet screw fleet n. now historical a fleet of screw vessels. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > propelled by screw propeller > fleet of screw fleet1850 1850 E. P. Halsted Screw-fleet of Navy Introd. 4 These trials..caused their Lordships to lay the foundation of our present Screw Fleet, by ordering the construction of ‘Screw ships’..to the extent of twenty-three vessels. 1909 J. Moresby Two Admirals xiv. 158 The ability of the screw fleet to hold the Russian ships in check. 1975 Mil. Affairs 39 164/1 The basic problem was to get a new, properly manned screw fleet. < as lemmas |
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