单词 | hank for hank |
释义 | > as lemmashank for hank c. hank for hank: see quots. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > use of wind in sailing [phrase] > (close) to the wind > going to windward together luff for luff1624 hank for hank1760 1760 C. Johnstone Chrysal II. ii. xv. 267 Able to go, hank for hank with any thing that swims the sea. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship II. 251* Hank-for-hank, when two ships tack and make a progress to windward together. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Hank for hank. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。