Plymouth

/ˈplɪməθ/

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a city and port on the coast of Devon in south-west England. It has long been associated with ships and the sea. The Royal Navy has an important base there. In 1588 English ships waited for the Spanish Armada at Plymouth, and while they were waiting Sir Francis Drake is said to have played a game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe, a piece of flat high ground above the sea. In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth across the Atlantic.普利茅斯（英格兰西南部德文郡的港口城市。一直与船舶和海洋相关联。皇家海军在这里有一个重要基地。1588 年，英国舰队在普利茅斯等候迎战西班牙无敌舰队，等候之时弗朗西斯 · 德雷克爵士据说在普利茅斯高地上打了一场草地滚球。1620 年，清教徒前辈移民从普利茅斯起航，开始了跨越大西洋之旅）