| 单词 | admiral galley |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadmiral galley admiral galley n. now historical a galley commanded by or carrying an admiral; (also) the leading or principal galley of any fleet; cf. admiral ship n.1 ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > flagship > of fleet of admiral galley1579 capitana1596 captainess1600 capitan galley1755 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 19 All which things were brought to Athens by Cimon in the admirall gallie [Fr. galere capitainesse]. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 110 The right side of the main battail..was strengthen'd by the Admirall Gally of Malta, commanded by the Prior of Messina. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives I. 300 Themistocles was sacrificing on the deck of the admiral-galley. 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) iv. ii. 116 Now I..look the growing tempest in the face, As doth the pilot of an admiral galley. 1954 L. Hotson First Night of Twelfth Night ii. 56 The golden Admiral-galley had been joined by a squadron composed of six Florentine, five Papal, and five Maltese galleys. < as lemmas |
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