intransitive. Nautical. Of a ship or boat: to change direction so as to point away from the wind; to turn to leeward; spec. (esp. in early use) to…
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > fall off to leeward (5) to fall offc1625 intransitive. Nautical. Of a ship or boat: to change direction so as to point away from the wind; to turn to leeward; spec. (esp. in early use) to… to pay away1625 intransitive. Nautical. Of a ship: to turn to leeward; = to pay off at phrasal verbs. Obsolete. rare. pay1667 figurative. To give what is due or deserved to (a person). transitive. To strike, beat, or flog (a person); to punish by beating. Also: to… to pay off1801 intransitive. Nautical. Of a ship or a ship's course: to turn to leeward. to pay round1825 intransitive. Of a ship or a ship's course: to turn to leeward; = to pay off at phrasal verbs. |
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