| 单词 | naval battle |
| 释义 | naval battle (once / 12135 pages) n WORD FAMILY naval battle: naval battles USAGE EXAMPLESThe naval battle group has been sailing for the past week from Russia to the Mediterranean. BBC(Oct 27, 2016) Russia's naval battle group: Power play or theatre? BBC(Oct 19, 2016) They paid $600,000 for the rights this time around, in addition to fees to build some 30 ships for the pitched naval battle sequences. The Guardian(Sep 10, 2016) n a pitched battle between naval fleets Exp|Hyper Actium the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC Aegadean Islesislands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC Aegospotamosa river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC) battle of the Bismarck Seaa naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943 battle of the Coral Seaa Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers Hampton Roadsa naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac battle of Jutlandan indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark Battle of LepantoTurkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope Manila Baya naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet Battle of Midwaynaval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands battle of Navarinoa decisive naval battle in the War of Greek Independence (1827); the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated by an allied fleet of British and French and Russian warships Cape Passeroa naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) battle of the Philippine Seaa naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte Santiago de Cubaa naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape Battle of the Spanish Armadain the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England battle of Trafalgara naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) Tsushimaa naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait battle, conflict, engagement, fight a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war |
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