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词汇 Oropesa
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Definition of Oropesa in English:

Oropesa

(also oroposea)
nounˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈpiːzə
  • Attributive, especially in "Oropesa float", "Oropesa sweep". Designating a minesweeping method or device developed and tested on the Oropesa, or apparatus employed in this.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in War Illustrated. From Oropesa, the name of a trawler used as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy in the First World War on which this method of minesweeping was developed and tested.

Definition of Oropesa in US English:

Oropesa

(also oroposea)
nounˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈpiːzə
  • Attributive, especially in "Oropesa float", "Oropesa sweep". Designating a minesweeping method or device developed and tested on the Oropesa, or apparatus employed in this.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in War Illustrated. From Oropesa, the name of a trawler used as a minesweeper by the Royal Navy in the First World War on which this method of minesweeping was developed and tested.

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