"shore" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- After the outbreak of the Second World War that year, her remaining guns were removed to be used in shore defences.
- In the same year, 'Inflexible' was included in the bombardment force against the Turkish shore defences in the Dardanelles, in which she sustained significant damage.
- Secrecy was tight: to prevent the British discovering Thétis mission, even the local shore defences were not informed of the frigate's departure early on 10 November 1808.
- Fire support went beyond the suppression of shore defences overlooking landing beaches and was also used to break up enemy concentrations as the troops moved inland.
- Lieutenant Guion, who directed the operations, made a feint of retreating, to decoy the enemy from their shore defences, when suddenly turning on them, they fled.
- The French used their batteries in 1855 against the defenses at Kinburn on the Black Sea, where they were effective against Russian shore defences.
- While the frigates attacked the galleons, Blake's heavier warships sailed into the harbour to bombard the shore defences.
- Shipborne guns have been used against shore defences since the early days of naval warfare.
- The plan was to destroy the boom with English and Dutch ships, whilst the troops from the fleet would silence the shore defences.
- The Walney, leading the Hartland into the harbour came under heavy fire from French shore defences and warships.
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