redcoat

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red·coat /ˈredkəʊt $ -koʊt/ noun [countable]  SHPMAa British soldier during the 18th and 19th centuries 〔18、19 世纪的〕英国士兵

Examples from the Corpus

redcoat• The city had the air of a fortress, redcoats everywhere, frigates and warships riding at anchor in the harbor.• Perhaps he would say it in some lonely place in the hills with some one on the lookout for the searching redcoats.

red·coat nounChineseSyllable  

British soldier during a and the 18th Corpus

redcoat
red‧coat /ˈredkəʊt $ -koʊt/ noun [countable]
a British soldier during the 18th and 19th centuries

red·coatBrE /ˈredkəʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈredkoʊt/ 🔊 nouna British soldier in the past （旧时的）英国士兵(in Britain) a worker at a holiday camp who entertains and helps guests （英国的）度假营地招待员，度假营地服务员