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Definition of Battle fleet
1. Noun. A fleet of warships prepared for battle.
Definition of Battle fleet
1. Noun. an operational naval task force consisting of a variety of surface combatants designed to operate as an coordinated unit; subdivided into battle groups ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Fleet
Literary usage of Battle fleet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Grand Fleet, 1914-1916: Its Creation, Development and Work by John Rushworth Jellicoe Jellicoe (1919)
"THE battle fleet IN ACTION THE "plot" made on the reports received between 5 ...
The result was that the enemy's battle fleet appeared on the starboard bow ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"At 4:57 the Fifth Battle Squadron fell into line behind the battle cruisers and
came under the fire of the leading ships of the German battle fleet, which, ..."
3. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1919)
"On the preceding day Sir John Jellicoe had put to sea with the British battle
fleet and had made a sweep through the North Sea in a broad circle, ..."
4. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1921)
"The cruisers must, however, have destroyers in company to assist in dealing with
the submarines, and should be well in advance of the battle- fleet ; hence ..."
5. The Boys in Blue: Or, Heroes of the "rank and File". Comprising Incidents by Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge (1867)
"Organization of battle fleet.—Entrance to the White River.—Description of its
banks.—Council of war.— Changing weather.—Organization of hospital on Ruth. ..."
6. A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens, Allan Ferguson Westcott (1920)
"Without orders he kept on to the south to establish contact with the German battle
fleet and hung on its flanks near enough to report its position to the ..."
7. The Great War by George Henry Allen, Henry C. Whitehead, French Ensor Chadwick (1919)
"It was clear to his mind that to bring the entire German fleet into action with
the British battle fleet would require large risks, perhaps sacrifices, ..."
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