| 单词 | dreadnought |
| 例句 | Bethlehem Steel brought giant ingots and great slabs of military armor, including a curved plate seventeen inches thick meant for the gun turret of the dreadnought Indiana. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z So is the retirement of Samuel, or Viscount Bearsted as he became, who helped persuade Winston Churchill to commission oil-burning dreadnoughts just before the first world war. Guts, greed and gushers 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Think of the right wing mediasphere as the Star Wars equivalent of the Imperial armada – it's a dreadnought, towing along all the smaller ships like OAN and Newsmax, destroyers and all. Fox News: 25 years of making everyone's lives progressively crappier 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z And even if those unwieldy robotic dreadnought things look a little bit more adorable than terrifying at this early stage, this year promises to be a strong one for new monsters, returning Zygons or not. Doctor Who: nine things we learned from the new trailer 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “Two Cheers,” published by Princeton University Press, is a skiff of a book by Mr. Scott’s usual dreadnought standards, weighing in at a mere 149 pages, footnotes included. James C. Scott, Farmer and Scholar of Anarchism 2012-12-05T04:50:08Z Fours years on and she can still catch you by surprise: that wartime-landlady chitchat, then suddenly the dreadnought vocal. The girl with the mighty mouth 2011-03-27T00:02:01Z The United States Navy acquired Shukhov’s patents a century ago to build lattice masts on its dreadnoughts. Critic’s Notebook: An Engineering Landmark Faces Demolition in Moscow 2014-03-16T17:07:29Z Michael Foot, on the other hand, was the best-read politician of modern times but unable to overcome the monstrous political dreadnought that was Margaret Thatcher. Election 2010: What happened to the arts? 2010-05-03T12:04:00Z The character, in Mr. O’Brien’s words a “dreadful old dreadnought,” was originally written for a woman. Shaun O?Brien, 86, New York City Ballet Dancer 2012-02-28T05:16:04Z It’s a dreadnought of a World War II-era historical novel, bristling with armaments yet intimate in tone. Jennifer Egan Updates the Old-Fashioned Page-Turner in ‘Manhattan Beach’ 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z The England captain is the subject of a 25-feet high mural on Whitehall Street, opposite the great, gunmetal dreadnought of the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Why famous faces are popping up mega-sized on UK streets 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Musk has long espoused the benefits of factory automation to produce high volumes of vehicles, even referring to his ideal, AI-laden, robot-powered factory as the “alien dreadnought.” Will Elon Musk's Tesla Bot replace human workers? It's not that simple 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The Tiffany diamond, a 128.54-carat dreadnought that Lady Gaga wore to the Academy Awards last year, was somewhere else. How Tiffany Moved 114,000 Gems Without Getting Robbed 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z In 2012, Roberts joined half of his colleagues to bail out Obamacare — but in the same opinion, he also joined the opposing half to blast a few holes into the hulking bureaucratic dreadnought. Opinion | Our society has rules. Thankfully, John Roberts knows when to break them. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z After all, this is the guy who tried to turn his factory into an “alien dreadnought” of car-building robots. It’s Elon Musk vs. everyone else in the race for fully driverless cars 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z A recommissioned dreadnought, the New Jersey, with sixteen-inch guns revamped and rumored to be out of dry dock in Philadelphia and headed this way. “Do Not Stop” 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s a fairly stunning admission from the man who previously likened his company’s massive factory to an “alien dreadnought” thanks to the complex assemblage of advanced robotic arms building its line of electric cars. Tesla relied on too many robots to build the Model 3, Elon Musk says 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Earlier, when the fleet headed north from its California visits, thousands of Oregon citizens were inspired to sortie to their coast, expecting to see the dozen dreadnoughts steam by. A lot of red, white and blue for the Great White Fleet 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Nicknamed the “alien dreadnought” by Musk, Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 is a huge battery factory in the middle of the Nevada desert. Elon Musk’s dream ideas 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z That August, Musk said his ambition was to build factories so automated they looked like an “alien dreadnought.” Tesla buys automated manufacturing firm as it struggles with production 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In the 18th Century the Royal Navy began sheathing ships in copper - dramatically improving speed - and the dreadnought revolutionised naval warfare in the run up to World War One. Royal Navy submarines of the future conceptualised - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z A naval band played, surrounding vessels sounded their horns and a naval helicopter flew above as the Georgios Averof, a relic from the era of dreadnoughts, was nudged in to its mooring spot Wednesday. Century-old warship returns to Athens after repairs 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z A naval band played, surrounding vessels sounded their horns and a naval helicopter flew above as the Georgios Averof, a relic from the era of dreadnoughts, was nudged in to its mooring spot. Century-old warship returns to Athens after repairs 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Musk has spoken to investors about his vision of an "alien dreadnought" factory that uses artificial intelligence and robots to build cars at speeds faster than human assembly workers could manage. Tesla’s big Model 3 bet rides on risky assembly line strategy 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Essentially, these notebooks are the dreadnoughts of the mobile PC world: big and very powerful. Lenovo's new ThinkPads combine Intel's Skylake with Thunderbolt 3 and 64GB of RAM 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z All large battleships in the following years were referred to as “dreadnoughts.” American Heavy Metal: "Dreadnought" Battleships, 1915 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z It was still dark in the Firth of Forth when the mighty dreadnoughts of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet began to raise steam and one by one let slip their moorings. The day the entire German fleet surrendered 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z "That evokes to me a class of turn-of-the-last century battleships called the dreadnoughts, which were huge, thickly clad and virtually impervious." Scientists Discover Colossal 'Dreadnoughtus' Dinosaur 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The new species was so enormous that researchers named it Dreadnoughtus schrani after the dreadnought battleships of the early 20th century on the grounds that it would fear nothing that crossed its path. Battleship beast: colossal dinosaur skeleton found in southern Patagonia 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z “That evokes to me a class of turn-of-the-last century battleships called the dreadnoughts, which were huge, thickly clad and virtually impervious.” Dreadnoughtus, The Huge Dinosaur Species That Scoffed At T-Rex 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z In the naval arms race, dreadnoughts were the gold standard, but their quantity and modernity were vitally important. American Heavy Metal: "Dreadnought" Battleships, 1915 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z The unnamed correspondent for the Times, watching from the deck of the British flagship the dreadnought HMS Queen Elizabeth, was overwhelmed: The day the entire German fleet surrendered 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The term “dreadnought,” in fact, literally means “fear nothing.” Scientists Discover Colossal 'Dreadnoughtus' Dinosaur 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The colossal dreadnoughts lived around 77m years ago in a temperate forest at the southern tip of South America. Battleship beast: colossal dinosaur skeleton found in southern Patagonia 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Its name is also a nod to the world's first steel battleships, called dreadnoughts. New ”Dreadnought” Dinosaur Most Complete Specimen of a Giant 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Richmond deplored “the high cost of athletic victories,” saying the rush to bigger programs was “like the contest in dreadnoughts” before World War I. O’Bannon trial adds up the worth of an amateur 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the old dreadnoughts carry on in obscurity, until they lose their leases and fall into paupers’ graves. Gastrodamus Speaks! The Future of Food in America, Revealed! 2013-01-30T12:12:45Z Incidentally, and ironically, the demise of the shopping mall dreadnoughts has been accompanied by something experts of 20 years ago would have dismissed as romantic drivel. Don't mourn HMV: there are far better places to browse for music now 2013-01-20T00:03:03Z The marines, for instance, didn't know just what their bayonet instructor meant when he said: "Come on, you dreadnoughts, give 'em the old 'kamerad.'" The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z It was here that the Warspite, a dreadnought of the Queen Elizabeth class, jammed her helm, and was out of control for a time, as described by her Captain after the action. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z At Berehaven, Ireland, as described above, we had stationed three powerful American dreadnoughts, momentarily prepared to rush to the scene in case one of the great German battle-cruisers succeeded in breaking into the open sea. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Our navy will continue to be top heavy with dreadnoughts, and inadequate attention will be paid to the other things necessary for a symmetrically equipped and efficient naval defense. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z The story of the sinking of the dreadnought battleship Ostfriesland awaits confirmation. Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 The Second Twelve Months of War 2011-10-27T02:00:27.020Z Thor Bjorgolfsson's Project Mars yacht With its almost vertical bow, Project Mars is designed to echo the shape of a dreadnought. Icelandic tycoon still living the high life in London after the collapse of Icesave 2011-08-27T10:02:05Z Such an attempt would have exposed his own battle cruisers to the 15-inch guns of the approaching dreadnoughts of Admiral Evan-Thomas's squadron. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Compared with the naval forces of Great Britain, the French navy was of inconsiderable size, but in Admiral de Bon it made a contribution to Allied naval strength which was worth many dreadnoughts. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Meanwhile the Prince, without the least hesitation, led his companion along the steel passages, past the maze of machinery which formed the bowels of the dreadnought. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z When a man has got that helmet on, and some sharp temptation is hurled at him, it will fall away from him like a paper pellet thrown against the armour plate of a mighty dreadnought. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z Then the watch on the dreadnoughts discovered us and began to fire at us with their small guns. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z The Queen Elizabeth class of dreadnoughts had been designed with the great speed of 25 knots for the purpose of working with battle cruisers on such service. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The basis of all our naval operations was the dreadnoughts and the battle-cruisers of the Grand Fleet. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z It is a heavily armored vessel with the gun-power of the surface dreadnought, and its speed, but with all the attributes of the submarine. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z But now a dreadnought goes down, or a half dozen cruisers, and we scarcely catch our breath at the news. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z At the beginning of 1918, Austria had four of these giant dreadnoughts; on July 11, she had but one still floating. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z This interval of 10,000 yards prevented the fifth battle squadron of Queen Elizabeth dreadnoughts from being a factor at the time. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z From the time the transportation of troops began the United States had a squadron of five dreadnought battleships constantly with the Grand Fleet. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z And moored at each of its three sides was a submarine dreadnought of even greater dimensions than the one he had seen mounting 12-inch guns. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z "Why not put her aboard our new dreadnought?" suggested the Secretary, "and keep her cruising until you United States Secret Service fellows get the rest of these infernal Yezidees and clap 'em into jail?" The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z They sank one of the largest of the Austrian dreadnoughts, and then returned in safety to Italy. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z Mrs B, wearing her husband’s dreadnought to protect her from the raw air of the night, stood by the tiller, while Bootle himself had charge of the tow-horse. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z For several months our dreadnoughts lay here, momentarily awaiting the news that a German raider had escaped, ready to start to sea and give battle. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z He left the deck of the dreadnought as the Prince and his prot�g� vanished down the steel companionway, and passed out of the docks. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Most obviously, there were the weapons: dreadnoughts and aircraft carriers, rockets and missiles, poison gas, and atomic bombs -- the list is a long one. The end of (military) history? 2010-07-29T15:45:00Z Soon I discovered that it was two of Austria's largest dreadnoughts protected by a great convoy of destroyers. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z The latter consisted of a dreadnought of 23,000 tons, two protected cruisers of 7,600 tons, and two unprotected cruisers. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The fact was that the submarines had not destroyed a single dreadnought. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The installation on the submersible dreadnought which you saw was the first effort in that direction, and the Government believe it to be purely experimental. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Some of the most formidable dreadnoughts building at the navy yards had been rushed along in construction, so as to be manned and launched for the great review. Bert Wilson at Panama The very audacity of the Italians seems to save them, for they steam on unchallenged, and when near enough, discharge a torpedo at the giant Austrian dreadnought. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z Near the wheel stood the captain and his mate, in their rough sailor dreadnoughts and dripping sou’-westers. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The uninformed public explained this apparent security in a way of its own; it believed that the British dreadnoughts were anchored behind booms, nets, and mine-fields, through which the submarines could not penetrate. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z Then the complete ringing round of these islands, and a naval warfare against us with this new type of battle-ship, the submersible dreadnought. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z It was just plain silly to let small, light, fast ships slug it out with dreadnoughts. Generals Help Themselves In this way their jackets and dreadnought trowsers—their caps and shoes—their dirks, belts, and pocket paraphernalia—were distributed among nearly as many claimants as there were pieces. The Boy Slaves Feeling like a midge upon a dreadnought, I looked at the largest hall I have ever seen, except the one in London erected to the sacred memory of good Prince Albert. My Impressions of America The explanation was found in the simple circumstance that, whenever the dreadnoughts went to sea, they were preceded by a screen of cruisers and destroyers. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The ice-sledge was complete; the voyagers tied down their fur caps over their ears, strapped the dreadnought boots tightly, and launched forth. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Estimated twenty-three ships, dreadnought type, plus small ship screen. Generals Help Themselves As a matter of fact, England builds new battleships because Germany does, Germany increases her navy because France does, while the United States builds new dreadnoughts because other nations pursue that policy. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association We are not preaching dreadnoughts that take four years to build. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Even the new battle-plane type, the latest dreadnoughts of the air, succumbed. Two Thousand Miles Below Pachmann, closing his eyes, could see a great fortress leaping into the air; could hear the thunder of the explosion which destroyed a dreadnought! The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Report contact with large group of ships, probably dreadnought warships. Generals Help Themselves The cost of two dreadnoughts would provide every state in the Union with a half-million dollars with which to save the juvenile delinquents from criminal courts and schools of vice behind prison bars. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association Zeppelin I. had demonstrated a principle; all that remained was to develop and apply this principle and Germany would have a fleet of a�rial dreadnoughts that would force any hostile nation to subjection. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons No telling what these big dreadnoughts could do. Two Thousand Miles Below The aero-sub was motionless and submerged just off the port bow of the dreadnought. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 He pushed a button and a red light showed on the lead dreadnought of the enemy column. Generals Help Themselves The cost of one dreadnought, wisely spent each year in the fight against tuberculosis, would make the white plague in a single generation a disease as rare as smallpox is to-day. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association They preyed on the British fleets by sinking dreadnoughts, battleships, and cruisers in nearly all of the belligerent seas. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons On July 9, 1917, the British battleship Vanguard of the dreadnought class, 19,250 tons, was destroyed by an internal explosion while at anchor in a British port. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources For a second the dreadnought, wounded to death, seemed to shudder, to hesitate, then to move backward as though wincing from her death blow. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 For the dreadnoughts were armored with densely degenerate matter, impervious to any but a direct hit, and compartmented to require many hits. Generals Help Themselves Even in imperialistic Germany the reckless building of dreadnoughts brings out a vigorous and uncompromising protest from the thinking youth of the land. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association It may indeed force the relegation of dreadnoughts to the scrap heap. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons There is, however, very good reason for believing that she was a new and very powerful dreadnought. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War One by one, with crashes which echoed and re-echoed through the Secret Room, the anchor chains of the dreadnoughts parted. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Sub-Lieutenant R. A. J. Warneford, a young Canadian who had not reached twenty-one years of age, matched his pygmy machine against the great aerial dreadnought. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Yet commerce and industry—the glittering prizes which every nation covets when it builds a dreadnought or enlarges its army—demand that the creative forces of peace supplant the destructive wastes of war. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association Men said it was the end of dreadnoughts, battleships, and cruisers, but the history of the war has shown singularly few of these destroyed by submarines since the first novelty of the attack wore off. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Another incident belonging to this phase of the battle was the jamming of the steering gear of the Warspite, of Admiral Evan-Thomas's division of dreadnoughts. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War A score of ships had been destroyed utterly above the graveyard of dreadnoughts, yet only one aero-sub, and that quite by chance, had been marked off in the casualty column. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Besides the ships belonging to the British and French Mediterranean fleets, there had arrived, fresh from the battle of the Falkland Islands, the Inflexible, a dreadnought battle cruiser. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources New naval programs of both countries were formulated after the expiration of the period of abnegation, and dreadnoughts are now in course of construction.—Editor. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association The bulk of our naval opinion has always been for the dreadnoughts. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons There have been stories for many months of a 17-inch gun of marvelous power carried by German dreadnoughts, but no such weapon made its appearance on this occasion. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Almost imperceptibly at first the towering dreadnought in the foreground began to move! Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 For the task of holding Austria in the Adriatic, which Italy now took over from France, she possessed four dreadnoughts and two more almost ready. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources One twenty-second of the cost of one dreadnought would support for one year the entire force of the American Board of Foreign Missions in their work of proclaiming our gospel of peace. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association She had a fleet superior in every class of ship, and she had led the world in naval progress—both her dreadnoughts and her battle cruisers being of a later type than her rival's. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Admiral Jellicoe had a division of battle cruisers and another of armored cruisers in addition to his dreadnoughts, and both he and Admiral Beatty were well provided with destroyers and light cruisers. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War The aero-sub circled the swaying dreadnought as a shark circles a wreck, and through the walls of the aero-sub the watchers in the Secret Room could see the four-man crew of the thing. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 The curtains part, and the Colonel, in waterproof and a dreadnought cap, comes noiselessly in. The Dop Doctor One half the cost of one dreadnought would erect and equip twenty-five manual-training schools, teaching the rudiments of a trade to forty thousand young people each year. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association Meanwhile, England had to go on building new dreadnoughts and cruisers and destroyers at top speed, with a view to increasing her rate of naval superiority over the Germans. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers The little grey dreadnought—how would it go with my silk dresses? Daisy "Not a patch on it," agreed the great dreadnought Florida. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code “Any attempt our enemy might make to get away from us would probably mean a bolt for the open sea, and a few dozen dreadnoughts would be cheerful companionship.” The Mystery of the Green Ray All were dreadnoughts who looked upon it as a privilege to give their lives to smash Prussian militarism. Some Naval Yarns The Italian Navy has ten up-to-date battleships in commission, all armed with twelve-inch guns, six of these being pre-dreadnoughts and four quite recently built dreadnoughts. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 The arrival of British dreadnoughts quickly turned the scale, and the German ships fled to the safety of their harbor. World's War Events, Vol. I Having returned it to his pocket, he buttons up his dreadnought; and, taking a fresh hitch at his duck trousers, starts off again—this time with fixed intent: to find Don Tomas Silvestre. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea After a short consultation at the door, one of them returned, and desired me to throw on a fisherman's dreadnought which was smoking beside the fire; and follow him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 In our own time the German submarine came within an ace of winning the war despite all the Allied dreadnoughts, because its potentialities had not been realized and no counter measures devised. A History of Sea Power These negotiations continued until the Autumn of the year 1909, and were accompanied by the threatening chorus of the English anti-German press: "German dreadnoughts must not be built." New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 But this is what one of Count Zeppelin's soaring dreadnoughts did in this night, in this blood-drenched year. World's War Events, Vol. I He is in sailor togs, wearing a loose dreadnought coat, which he buttons on coming out of the cavern. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The two officers were taken to the Admiralty and then placed on the dreadnought Prince Eugene, it being rumoured that the Italians of Pola intended to rescue them. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 At this time eleven destroyers accomplished the feat of driving 27 dreadnoughts from the field! A History of Sea Power In this way their jackets and dreadnought trousers, their caps and shoes, their dirks, belts, and pocket paraphernalia, were distributed among nearly as many claimants as there were pieces. The Boy Slaves Mines and submarines can make the offensive operation of dreadnoughts and cruisers near ports practically impossible, and can inflict great damage on an enemy's commerce. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 With the lantern concealed under the skirt of his ample dreadnought, Harry Blew stands within the shadow of the mast, as if reflecting on his faithlessness—ashamed to let his face be seen. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Her main belt is sixteen inches thick, while the Iron Duke, one of the latest British dreadnoughts, carries only twelve inches. Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School Five dreadnoughts under Admiral Rodman from the U. S. Atlantic fleet became a part of the Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow. A History of Sea Power We have made gloves for the men at the wheel of canvass, lined with dreadnought; and for the people at night, waistbands of canvass, with dreadnought linings. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Instantly Seaton threw on the full power of his refrigerating system and shot in the master switch that actuated the complex offensive armament of his dreadnought of the skies. Skylark Three Nearly five thousand thirty-man ships of Earth and Venus, invisible in the darkness of space, suddenly leaped into action as the dreadnoughts sped past. The Black Star Passes No, Sir, do as I bid you; just bring me the dreadnought and a round hat.' The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg And concentration with a long line of dreadnoughts is no more possible to-day than it was with a similar line of two-decked sailing ships a century and a half ago. A History of Sea Power There were nearly four hundred warships in the Allied fleet, including sixty dreadnoughts, fifty cruisers, and over two hundred destroyers. Winning a Cause World War Stories Great Britain gave the Navy what most voters think are needed for a war, especially such things as the papers talked of most, like dreadnoughts, guns, and torpedoes. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Formerly, battleships were sailing vessels; today they are dreadnoughts. The Promulgation of Universal Peace If the Fates ordain that I should go to the play in the dog-days apparelled in a dreadnought, let not me vainly think of resisting their decrees.' The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg By half past six all sixteen of the German dreadnoughts were firing at the British lines, the slow predreadnoughts being so far to the rear as to be unable to take part. A History of Sea Power The largest boats are the dreadnoughts, which are divided into several classes. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights But the seventy-four surface craft came into the Firth of Forth on the 21st of November: sixteen dreadnoughts, eight light cruisers, and fifty destroyers. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Warships a century ago were sailing vessels; now we have dreadnoughts. The Promulgation of Universal Peace It added to his happiness on this occasion that the princess had manifestly not detected him as the man in the dreadnought. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The nations ceased to build dreadnoughts, and instead used the money to send great troops of children with the teachers travelling over the world. The Man Who Rocked the Earth Our latest commissioned dreadnought, the Arizona, has engines of 31,400 horsepower. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights He thus had ten dreadnoughts to fight Hipper's five. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Daylight raids, moreover, necessitate an escorting fleet of fighting craft in order to protect the bombing machines, just as a dreadnought has to be protected by a screen of destroyers. Italy at War and the Allies in the West Accordingly, when the sentinel had retired to a little distance, he flung his dreadnought out of the window—leaped upon it—and stood without injury on the outside of the prison. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The little grey dreadnought how would it go with my silk dresses? Daisy Its navy has 4000 officers and men and has about 200 vessels of all sorts, none of them of the modern dreadnought or super-dreadnought type. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Ten minutes later the central German dreadnought turned out of line a mass of seething fire. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas In the future, it is stated, American dreadnoughts and battle cruisers will be armed with 16-inch guns, making these the heaviest armed vessels in the world. Our Navy in the War I have not murdered the guard, Mr. Mayor: but I troubled him for his regimental coat, that I might gain admittance to your worship: and I left him the dreadnought in exchange.' The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Machine gun and dreadnought will soon be as obsolete in the presence of arbitration and the court at the Hague as an ox-cart is obsolete in the presence of a Pullman palace car. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Whereas England, at the same time, was building ships of the dreadnought type. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne For three hours and a half Jellicoe, with his twenty-four dreadnought battleships, had been racing south to reach the scene of action. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Then there was Harry Waterhouse, a chief turret captain, transferred from the dreadnought New York to command the armed crew of the Petrolite which was sunk by a U-boat on June 10. Our Navy in the War And Mr. Quillpen became aware of the presence of an "ancient mariner," enveloped in a very rough dreadnought, and finished off with a large amount of whiskers and tarpaulin. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales She was the latest thing in dreadnoughts then, just commissioned, and the largest ship afloat. "Over There" with the Australians These "rocking toys" are particularly fascinating: the dreadnought that careens at perilous angles, and the kicking mule which knocks its driver over as often as you like to make it. Greenwich Village He fired them both, and probably hit the dreadnought that was seen to reel out of line about three minutes later. Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas At the present time the Brooklyn Navy Yard has a way for the building of dreadnoughts, and one for the building of battleships. Our Navy in the War Must we start in on a programme of ten dreadnoughts a year instead of building ten colleges and universities for the same sum of money? The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe Presently, not far from the Ariadne, two hostile cruisers loomed out of the mist—two dreadnought battle cruisers of 30,000 tons' displacement, armed with eight 13.5-inch guns. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 It was also stated that in the year 1911 Germany would possess thirteen dreadnoughts and Great Britain only twelve, which statement was founded upon reasonable assumptions. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? The generating station on the parent ship of the expedition, as the rusty tramp is known, is as extensive as those on a first class liner or a dreadnought. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers There were the capital ships of the Atlantic Fleet, grim dreadnoughts with their superimposed turrets, their bristling broadsides, their basket-masts—veritable islands of steel. Our Navy in the War The armed peace, the peace of guns and dreadnoughts and sabre rattlers, has come to its predestined end. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe He only poached deer—it would poach dreadnoughts. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 Although the British Navy held superiority over the German Navy in ships not of the dreadnought type, the balance in dreadnoughts was virtually even. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? We don't want dreadnoughts and armies and fighting, we women. War Brides: A Play in One Act Who is going to protect Australia or New Zealand while they enlarge their dockyards and hangars and build their dreadnoughts and their airships?” When William Came Manufacturers are essentially inventors of cannons and guns and dreadnoughts, incidentally self-supporting men. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe The British Empire is founded not upon the British Bible or the British dreadnought but upon Ireland. The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 The Gladiator wore a lady's bonnet; the Farnese Hercules looked like an old-fashioned watchman, and sported a dreadnought coat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Let the enemy count his dreadnoughts and number off his legions—where are now the legions of Rome and Carthage? Principles of Freedom Behind them at a distance of five miles moved the supporting column of dreadnoughts, battle cruisers, destroyers, scouts and mine sweepers—-units in the great fleet bent upon the task of smashing the German stronghold. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet As Darrin passed into his new quarters his first glance rested lovingly on the breech of a huge gun that pierced the armored side of the dreadnought. Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz Some of her first-class cruisers, and one formidable dreadnought had been sunk. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne We want dreadnoughts, and lots of 'em—biggest we can build. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On A friend telephoned from town that the current-events weekly at the moving-picture theatre showed Adam in the view of the dreadnoughts at Guantánamo. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Then, we looked into the store-room; where there was an oakum smell, and a nautical seasoning of dreadnought clothing, rope yarn, boat-hooks, sculls and oars, spare stretchers, rudders, pistols, cutlasses, and the like. Reprinted Pieces Four miles off the coast of Mexico, east of the historic port of Vera Cruz, the United States dreadnought, "Long Island," moved along at slow cruising speed. Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz She was 882 1/2 long, or about four city blocks, and was 5000 tons bigger than a battleship twice as large as the dreadnought Delaware. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters The only loud noises they can abide are the martial sounds of war, the clash of arms, the collision of two mighty dreadnoughts of the air. Thuvia, Maid of Mars Even a few dreadnoughts lay castled on the broadening waters. The Cruise of the Dry Dock The Count, at last issuing from his dreadnought, threatened to overwhelm her with it as with an avalanche. Villette They are now seen at the outset of their careers as ensigns, ordered to duty aboard the dreadnought "Long Island" in the latter part of March, 1914. Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz There is no more excuse for a torpedo missing a dreadnought at a thousand yards than there is for a pistol missing a barn door at twenty feet! The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory A great English fleet, comprising some of the most powerful dreadnoughts, had also arrived, sent as an earnest of the good will and kindly feeling then supposed to exist between Great Britain and Germany. My Four Years in Germany Knowing that the Kents were not fools, I imagined it wouldn't be long before they'd get wise to the fact that that bunch of dreadnoughts was picketing the house. Kathleen Jack loves dreadnoughts, Peggy loves trains, But I know what I love—aeroplanes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917 As they strode along, their eyes feasting on the strong, proud lines of the dreadnought on which they were to serve, their staunch young hearts swelled with pride. Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz It was voted that we have a strong and fully manned navy with 48 dreadnoughts and battle cruisers in proportion. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory Throughout the interview Hank sat bolt upright, tucking a pair of shoes of the dreadnought class coyly underneath his chair, and drew suspiciously at Turkish cigarettes from Kirk's case. The Coming of Bill Quickly the flagship signaled the French aboard the captured vessel to leave, and when they were over the side and well out of harm's way the French dreadnought opened fire on the cruiser. The Boy Allies under Two Flags Better to lose a dozen or two of us little fellows than one of the dreadnoughts, so we steamed ahead like a fan with nets spread and a sharp lookout. The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers The Liberal Opposition vigorously denounced the whole dreadnought programme, advocating instead two Canadian fleet units somewhat larger than at first contemplated. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor And, presently, Edwards saw an ominous puff of white smoke break out from one of the dreadnoughts and heard the boom of a twelve-inch gun. The Conquest of America A Romance of Disaster and Victory Seeing this procession of dreadnoughts for the first time, Desnoyers was reminded of a flock of marine monsters, and gained a better idea of the British power. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Ships of all kinds, Jack could see, dreadnoughts, cruisers, torpedo boats and scout ships, advancing toward them. The Boy Allies under Two Flags They proved to be the three Kentucky hunters, of the true "dreadnought" stamp. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Save the dreadnoughts we could not, but I decided to save what we could. Russia in 1919 "Much obliged to you, ma'am!" says Mr. Guppy, divesting himself of his wet dreadnought in the hall. Bleak House |
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