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on eternal patrol

on eternal patrol prepositional phrase: lost at sea.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Lost at sea.
    • WHEREAS, since 1900, there are 65 United States manned submarines representing more than 4,000 lost lives which never returned from duty and remain On Eternal Patrol; […]2018 March 5, Kay Ivey, “Proclamation By the Governor of Alabama”, in Office of Alabama Governor
    • In the United States Navy, submarines lost at sea are said to be on “eternal patrol.”2019 September 22, Kyle Mizokami, “How This U.S. Navy Attack Submarine’s ‘Eternal Patrol’ Really Happened”, in The National Interest

Examples of on eternal patrol in a sentence

  • The vessel remained on eternal patrol until discovered 300m deep in 2017.2024 May 24, “Marking 110 years of silent service”, in wDepartment of Defence (Australia):
  • We shall never forget the sacrifices that were made by him and his fellow shipmates who have passed, for they are now on Eternal Patrol.2024 May 26, Brad Proffitt, “On Eternal Patrol”, in Santa Barbara Independent:

Questions about on eternal patrol

What does on eternal patrol mean?
On eternal patrol means lost at sea.
How do you use on eternal patrol in a sentence?
The vessel remained on eternal patrol until discovered 300m deep in 2017.
What part of speech is on eternal patrol?
On eternal patrol is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on eternal patrol in the dictionary

  1. on earth
  2. on edge
  3. on end
  4. on equal footing
  5. on equal terms
  6. on eternal patrol
  7. on everybody's lips
  8. on everyone's lips
  9. on familiar ground
  10. on file
  11. on film

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