单词 | fixed seat |
释义 | > as lemmasfixed seat fixed seat n. a rowing-seat without a slide. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > seat in a boat > for rower(s) > non-sliding seat fixed seat1889 1889 W. B. Woodgate Rowing 103 The mechanical power gained by a sliding seat is so great that even if he who uses it sets at defiance all recognised principles of fixed-seat rowing, he can still command more pace than if he adhered to fixed-seat work. 1889 W. B. Woodgate Rowing 103 Oarsmen of the fixed-seat school. 1907 Daily Chron. 27 July 9/3 It would be a good thing if all junior races could be rowed on fixed seats. Many novices who promised well have lost all style and cultivated wrong methods by having rowed races on sliding seats before knowing how to work on a fixed seat. 1950 Chambers's Encycl. XII. 15/2 The boats first used were in-rigged with fixed seats and clinker-built. < as lemmas |
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