Nautical. In passive, of a ship: To be impeded by the ‘scanting’ of the wind. Cf. sense 2. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ203262 |
| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > be impeded by wind (3) scant1555 Nautical. In passive, of a ship: To be impeded by the ‘scanting’ of the wind. Cf. sense 2. Obsolete. Subcategories:— of wind: to become unfavourable (1) — be becalmed (1) |
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