| 单词 | blues and royals |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBlues and Royals Blues and Royals n. a cavalry regiment of the British Army, now (with the Life Guards) part of the Household Cavalry.The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) were formed in 1969 by the merger of the Royal Horse Guards (nicknamed the Blues) and the Royal Dragoons (nicknamed the Royals). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British Ulsters1649 Scots Guardsa1675 fusilier1680 guards1682 Scots Dragoons1689 Scots Fusiliers1689 Inniskilling1715 Scots Greys1728 blue1737 Black Watch1739 Oxford blues1766 green linnets1793 Grenadiers1800 slashers1802 the Buffs1806 tartan1817 Gay Gordons1823 cheesemongers1824 Green Jacket1824 The Bays1837 RHA1837 dirty half-hundred1841 die-hard1844 lifeguard1849 cherry-picker1865 lancer-regiment1868 cheeses1877 Territorial Regiment1877 the Sweeps1879 dirty shirts1887 Scottish Rifles1888 shiner1891 Yorkshire1898 imperials1899 Irish guards1902 Hampshires1904 BEF1914 Old Contemptibles1915 contemptibles1917 Tank Corps1917 the Tins1918 skins1928 pioneer corps1939 red devils1943 Blues and Royals1968 U.D.R.1969 1968 Times 18 Mar. 10/6 ‘The Blues and Royals’ (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) is the title approved by the Queen for the new regiment to be formed in a year's time by their amalgamation. 1982 N.Y. Times 7 June 8/3 Two troops of the Blues and Royals Regiment..are attached to the infantry units. 2005 P. Junor Firm 57 The Guard is mounted by the two regiments of the Household Cavalry—the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. < as lemmas |
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