Definition of Oropesa in English:

Oropesa

(also oroposea)

nounˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈpiːzə

Attributive, especially in "Oropesa float", "Oropesa sweep". Designating a minesweeping method or device developed and tested on the Oropesa, or apparatus employed in this.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in War Illustrated. From Oropesa, the name of a trawler used as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy in the First World War on which this method of minesweeping was developed and tested.

Definition of Oropesa in US English:

Oropesa

(also oroposea)

nounˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈpiːzə

Attributive, especially in "Oropesa float", "Oropesa sweep". Designating a minesweeping method or device developed and tested on the Oropesa, or apparatus employed in this.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in War Illustrated. From Oropesa, the name of a trawler used as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy in the First World War on which this method of minesweeping was developed and tested.

单词	Oropesa
释义	Definition of Oropesa in English: Oropesa (also oroposea) nounˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈpiːzə Attributive, especially in "Oropesa float", "Oropesa sweep". Designating a minesweeping method or device developed and tested on the Oropesa, or apparatus employed in this. Origin 1930s; earliest use found in War Illustrated. From Oropesa, the name of a trawler used as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy in the First World War on which this method of minesweeping was developed and tested. Definition of Oropesa in US English: Oropesa (also oroposea) nounˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈpiːzə Attributive, especially in "Oropesa float", "Oropesa sweep". Designating a minesweeping method or device developed and tested on the Oropesa, or apparatus employed in this. Origin 1930s; earliest use found in War Illustrated. From Oropesa, the name of a trawler used as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy in the First World War on which this method of minesweeping was developed and tested.
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