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- noun Plural form of
radeau .
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Examples
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Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and Rear-Admiral Graves, the formidable line of ships, radeaus, pontoons, galleys, fireships, and gun-boats, flanked and supported by extensive batteries on the two islands called the Crown; the largest of which was mounted with from fifty to seventy pieces of cannon.
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 James Harrison
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Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and Rear-Admiral Graves, the formidable line of ships, radeaus, pontoons, galleys, fireships, and gun-boats, flanked and supported by extensive batteries on the two islands called the Crown; the largest of which was mounted with from fifty to seventy pieces of cannon.
The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson Harrison, James 1806
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a formidable line of ships, radeaus, pontoons, galleys, fire-ships and gun-boats, flanked and supported by extensive batteries, and occupying, from one extreme point to the other, an extent of nearly four miles.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1993
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a formidable line of ships, radeaus, pontoons, galleys, fire-ships and gun-boats, flanked and supported by extensive batteries, and occupying, from one extreme point to the other, an extent of nearly four miles.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Robert Southey 1808
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