英语词汇great white fleet的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	great white fleet
词源	Great White Fleet. The United States decided to show the world its naval power in 1907 and sent 16 battleships and four destroyers on a world cruise. Because all these ships were painted white, they were popularly called the White Fleet or Great White Fleet.
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