英语词汇blue lights的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	blue lights
词源	blue lights. Blue lights became an Americanism for traitors during the War of 1812 when on December 12, 1813 pro- British Americans flashed blue lights to British ships off the coast as a signal that Commodore Stephen Decatur’s two frig- ates would soon be sailing from their New London, Connecti- cut harbor. Acting on this information, the British blockaded the port.
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