| 释义 |
recoal, v.|riːˈkəʊl|
[re- 5 a.]
a. trans. To supply with fresh coal.
b. intr. Of a steamship: To take in a fresh supply of coal.
1884Pall Mall G. 13 Nov. 5/1 The necessity for frequent recoaling seriously reduces her speed. 1887Proctor Chance & Luck 212 My fire, which in the meantime must very nearly have gone out, had been recoaled. 1895N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 375 Such vessels can accomplish about 6,000 miles without recoaling. |