fleet in being

短语

现存的舰队

词形变化

fleets in being 复数 fleets in being

别名

fleet-in-being

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A naval fleet which exerts an influence while remaining in port.

    存在舰队

    可数 政治 军事

词源

First used in 1690 by British Admiral Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, in defending his strategy of keeping his fleet in port until reinforcements arrived, rather than engaging with the superior French force.

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