battle fleet
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5.0
- noun
- Specialized
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flota de combate
- As president (1901-1909), Roosevelt oversaw the creation of the United States's first global battle fleet.
- a blue-water battle fleet
Examples
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The Missouri was part of the battle fleet providing shore bombardment during the conflict.
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The U.S. Navy's battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next thirteen largest navies in the world, and eleven of those countries are our allies or partners.
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In one hour and twenty minutes... a mighty battle fleet was put out of action... by a mere 150 planes.
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The winner will be commissioned as a top-ranked U.S. Navy Admiral for a week and command a United States carrier battle fleet.
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With our battle fleet in Pearl Harbor... as our first line of defense... we were prepared for traditional naval warfare... but again the first blow came from the air.
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A few days later, however, on 27 and 28 May 1905, the mostly British-built Japanese battle fleet pulled off a stunning upset victory against the Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima Straits.
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Henry VIII created the first permanent battle fleet to ensure England's naval dominance.
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Two days later, the battle fleet sailed for the Hawaiian Islands, ready for any confrontation.
Synonyms
384
2.5
A group of vehicles like cars or buses that a company owns
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7.2
A large group of ships, often warships
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7.3
A group of small boats that work together
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6.3
A group of navy ships sent from the fleet for a mission
A group of similar warships that form a unit in a navy
A small group of ships sailing together
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'battle' (armed fight) with 'fleet' (a group of ships): it straightforwardly refers to a fleet organized for combat. This noun–noun compounding is a common, compositional pattern in English and many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The compound battle fleet comes from the image of many warships sailing together as one fighting unit: fleet means a group of ships and battle shows they are ready to fight. So a battle fleet is a group of warships organized and prepared 'for combat'.