"sweep" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- She swept mines and patrolled off the beaches until the end of the month when she returned to Bizerte.
- The ship swept mines during the day and served as antisubmarine and "E-boat" patrol at night.
- She swept mines during the day and performed patrol duty at night.
- In May 1943, she swept mines before and during invasion of Attu.
- In October, she swept mines off the China coast near Kokuzan.
- For the next three months, she swept mines, screened transports, and delivered mail to the fire support units around Okinawa.
- From the 13th to the 20th, she swept mines in the East China Sea.
- She sailed on 30 August for the southwest coast of Korea and swept mines there until 7 September.
- She swept mines from dawn to dusk and acted as "E-boat" patrol at night.
- He had swept mines in the war of 1914-18, but had considered himself, not unnaturally, too old for such an arduous task in this.
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