GREAT WHITE FLEET


Meaning of GREAT WHITE FLEET in English

a group of 16 US war ships sent on a tour around the world for 15 months (1907–9) by President Theodore Roosevelt . His main aim was to show foreign countries, especially possible enemies, how powerful the US was.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.