单词 | ferry nab |
释义 | > as lemmasferry nab ferry nab n. [ < ferry n.1 + nab n.1] English regional (north-western) a promontory from which a ferry operates; cf. nab n.1 1.Apparently only attested in the place name Ferry Nab, on the eastern shore of Windermere, Cumbria. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > shipping business or trade > ferrying > place of ferry1286 plying place1626 ferry nab1852 ferrying1868 1852 Hunt's Yachting Mag. Dec. 279 In weathering the Ferry Nab the Victoria touched the ground. 1991 Times 22 June 17/4 The main public launch point at Ferry Nab, which can manage only about 210 boats a day. < as lemmas |
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