? Some implement or contrivance for altering the course of a ship. Phrases, to turn, wend the luff (= Anglo-Latin obliquare dracenam), to change…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > other devices or machines for steering (5) luff?c1225 ? Some implement or contrivance for altering the course of a ship. Phrases, to turn, wend the luff (= Anglo-Latin obliquare dracenam), to change… telemotor1880 an apparatus for transmitting motive power to a distant location; esp. a steering engine located on the bridge of a ship which drives a motor… quartermaster1882 Nautical. In extended use: steering gear. Obsolete. manoeuvrer1889 A type of rudder (see quot. 1889). Obsolete. steerer1889 ‘A machine for controlling the rudder of a boat or yacht’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). |
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