attrib. and Comb., as half-minute gun; half-minute glass n. (Naut.) a sand-glass which determines the time for the running out of the log-line.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > device to ascertain ship's speed through water > timer (2) half-minute glass1690 attrib. and Comb., as half-minute gun; half-minute glass n. (Naut.) a sand-glass which determines the time for the running out of the log-line. log-glass1814 (see quot. 1858). |
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