铁公爵(英国首相威灵顿公爵的别名,因在滑铁卢打败拿破仑而成名)
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
同义词: Wellington / Duke of Wellington / First Duke of Wellington / Arthur Wellesley
威灵顿公爵的外号是「铁公爵(Iron Duke),正如这个外号显示的,他是个非常顽强的人,他甚至说过:「在那个危险的时刻,如果不是我在,真不知道我们该怎么撑下去!
...备一直持续到1911年,乔治五世号(KING GEORGE V)战列舰是最后一艘装备防雷网的主力战舰,铁公爵级的首舰铁公爵号(IRON DUKE)在试航期间曾经安装过防雷网,但是服役时已经拆除。后来的舰艇设计中再没有出现过防雷网的影子。
利物浦5”项目包括: 42型英国皇家海军(HMS)利物浦驱逐舰、22型HMS约克公爵号(Iron Duke)护卫舰、HMS坎伯兰郡(Cumberland)护卫舰、HMS狩猎级(Hunt-class)奇丁福尔德号猎雷艇、桑当级(Sandown Class)猎雷舰的维修工作。
The Iron Duke remained calm, but his lips blanched.
那位铁公爵貌似镇静,但嘴唇却发白了。
Once it is reassembled the Iron Duke will stand about 12ft (3.6m) high and weigh about 16 tonnes.
The latest seizure is the third major counter-narcotics success for HMS Iron Duke off South America in recent months.
In its hey day the machine, called the Iron Duke, after the Duke of Wellington, was at the centre of the town's economy.