单词 | course to steer |
释义 | > as lemmascourse to steer P8. course to steer: the direction towards which a ship or aircraft is to be steered (cf. sense A. 13a(a)); (now) spec. that which will achieve the intended course of travel having taken into account the effects of tide, wind, etc.; cf. compass course n.In early use probably not as a fixed collocation. Π 1811 J. Horsburgh Direct. Sailing E. Indies II. 285 The course is S.W. to Pulo Sapata, but from having soundings on that bank, or being in its latitude, the best course to steer is S.W.½S. until in the parallel of Pulo Sapata; and if then it is not seen, steer S.W. by W. 1932 Motor Boating May 84/1 This table..does not give the pilot a ready table of deviations to apply to magnetic courses to determine the courses to steer. 1961 Radarman 3 & 2 (U.S. Bureau Naval Personnel) I. xii. 184/1 The friendly planes can make the interception at about 30..miles away. This can be done only if the air controller gives the friendly planes the correct course to steer. 2002 L. Misner No More Mondays iii. 122 With our typical 6-knot speed forward combined with the 2-knot stream current, Tom calculated we would be pushed northward by 30 miles. To compensate, he set our course to steer southward 20 degrees off line. < as lemmas |
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