| 单词 | fast boat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfast boat fast boat n. now historical a whaling boat that has attached itself to a whale by harpooning it. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > fishing vessel > [noun] > whaling vessel > which has harpooned made fast to whale fast boat1815 fast ship1815 1815 Q. Visitor June 145 The doctor hoists a jack on the mizen-top-gallant-mast, in answer to the fast boat; the ship is then distinguished by others in the country to be what is called a ‘fast ship’. 1839 T. Beale Nat. Hist. Sperm Whale 165 Those in the ‘fast’ boat haul themselves gently towards the whale. 2005 G. Jackson Brit. Whaling Trade i. 7 Wherever possible a ‘fast boat’—that is, one fast to the whale—summoned assistance, and more ropes could be added. < as lemmas |
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