fleet in being

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A naval fleet which exerts an influence while remaining in port. countable
    — In point of fact command of the sea and a fleet in being are mutually exclusive terms.

词形变化

fleets in being plural fleet-in-being alternative

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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