单词 | head sea |
释义 | > as lemmashead sea head sea n. Nautical a sea in which forward progress is hindered by waves or currents coming from directly in front. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > direction of sea > [noun] > counter head seac1595 counter-sea1599 c1595Head seas [see Compounds 2b]. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 41 If your course be right against it, you shall meet it right a head, so we call it a head Sea. 1726 N. Uring Hist. Voy. & Trav. 94 In about two Hours, by carrying a Press Sail, and having a Head Sea, we had the Misfortune to spring our Main Top-Mast. 1915 R. Kipling Fringes of Fleet 67 Dawn sees them pitch-poling insanely between head-seas. 2006 R. Marshall Rough Weather Seamanship iv. 104/2 I was helping to deliver a 52-foot cruising ketch when we ran into a stiff head sea. < as lemmas |
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