| 单词 | to row guard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto row guard (also †the rounds) P3. to row guard (also †the rounds): to perform guard duty in a boat; (in early use esp.) to make a circuit of the warships in a harbour. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > organize naval affairs, etc. [verb (intransitive)] > do rounds to row guard (also the rounds)1756 1756 Log ‘Tyger’ 30 Dec. in S. C. Hill Bengal (1905) 10 Rowed guard. At half past 3 the guard boat fired two muskets and burnt a false fire as an alarm. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Guard-boat, a boat appointed to row the rounds amongst the ships of war which are laid up in any harbour. 1845 Naut. Mag. & Naval Chron. No. 11. 639 Next day the boats of the Thunderbolt rowed guard and prevented any landing. 1903 G. E. Belknap in F. S. Hill Twenty-six Hist. Ships 346 A powerful search-light was kept in operation all night, and boats rowed guard on moonless nights. 1992 P. O'Brian Truelove (1993) 62 They were within a mile of the Hermione, when they were seen by two Spanish gunboats rowing guard. < as lemmas |
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