单词 | navy board |
释义 | navy board(also Navy Board) noun 1An administrative board of the British Navy (merged with the Admiralty in 1832); the Lords Commissioner of the Navy (now historical ). 2An administrative board in charge of U.S. naval affairs; the board of commissioners in the U.S. Navy Department (now historical ). 3(More generally) the governing body of any navy, the members of such a body considered collectively. OriginLate 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. |
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