disposition
As to my duties, I was to report in peace time whether people were in favour of war, when war appeared to be imminent, whether the Americans were really going to war, the dispositions of the fleet.

What's 'disposition' meaning is the context?

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disposition
As to my duties, I was to report in peace time whether people were in favour of war, when war appeared to be imminent, whether the Americans were really going to war, the dispositions of the fleet.

What's 'disposition' meaning is the context?

Answer

A fleet of ships (ie. the navy), so definition #3 makes sense. It doesn't make sense to read "disposition" as meaning temperament or mood.

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