| 单词 | head to wind |
| 释义 | > as lemmashead to (the) wind u. Nautical and Aeronautics. head to (the) wind: (so as to be) facing directly into the wind. ΚΠ 1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea v. xv. 658 She came Head to Wind in five Fathom. 1766 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies (ed. 2) II. vii. ii. 203 The helm was immediately put a-lee: but before she came quite head to wind, she struck lightly, and then stronger. 1842 F. Marryat Percival Keene III. xx. 246 The frigate was head to wind, rising and pitching with the heavy sea, but not yet feeling the strain of the cables. 1894 H. Caine Manxman v. iii The boat was brought head to the wind. 1919 H. Shaw Text-bk. Aeronaut. xiii. 169 The other [type of drift indicator] is intended to indicate whether or not the machine is flying head to wind. 2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) v. 183 Once a mast is jury-rigged and a scrap of sail raised to keep the vessel head to wind, it faces the waves again. < as lemmas |
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