| 单词 | hand taut |
| 释义 | > as lemmashand taut hand taut adj. chiefly Nautical (esp. of a rope) that is as taut as can be achieved by hand (as opposed to by the use of a winch or windlass); cf. hand-tight adj. ΚΠ 1835 M. J. Barker in Forget me Not 1836 214 How she heads, when full-and-by, upon a hand-taut bowline. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 33 Heave hand taut. 2006 B. Cooper & L. Cooper Sell up & Sail (ed. 5) v. 87 Keep the line hand taut while manoeuvring the yacht closer. < as lemmas |
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