"fleet" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Greek fleets would also leave their sails and masts on shore (as being unnecessary weight) if possible.
- According to Hyperides, the Greek fleet numbered only 220.
- Moreover, it would have become apparent that, far from disintegrating, the Greek fleet was lined up, ready to attack them.
- The Greek fleet, able to muster 200 ships, did not contest the crossing, and in fact played no part in the coming battle.
- Over the last year or so, expansion of the Greek fleet has far outstripped demand for cargo space.
- The Greek fleet gathered in Aulis, but the ships could not sail, because there was no wind.
- Nevertheless, at the outbreak of the war, the Greek fleet was far from ready.
- The sudden defection turned the tide of battle, and the remaining Greek fleet was completely destroyed.
- The Greek fleet, taking advantage of the narrow waters, held its own and a stalemate resulted.
- But when the news of the defeat at Thermopylae arrived, the Greek fleet had to fall back in order to keep contact with the army.
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