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单词 navy board
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Definition of navy board in English:

navy board

(also Navy Board)
noun

  • 1An administrative board of the British Navy (merged with the Admiralty in 1832); the Lords Commissioner of the Navy (now historical).

  • 2An administrative board in charge of U.S. naval affairs; the board of commissioners in the U.S. Navy Department (now historical).

  • 3(More generally) the governing body of any navy, the members of such a body considered collectively.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer.

Definition of navy board in US English:

navy board

(also Navy Board)
noun

  • 1An administrative board of the British Navy (merged with the Admiralty in 1832); the Lords Commissioner of the Navy (now historical).

  • 2An administrative board in charge of U.S. naval affairs; the board of commissioners in the U.S. Navy Department (now historical).

  • 3(More generally) the governing body of any navy, the members of such a body considered collectively.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer.
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