| 单词 | in blue water |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin blue water a. Originally Nautical. The open sea. Chiefly in in blue water: on or in the open sea. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [noun] > ocean, open sea, or deep sea room seaeOE seawaya1000 the deepc1000 deptha1382 oceana1387 mid-sea?a1425 profound?a1425 main seaa1530 high seas1566 main1579 main flood1596 the deep1598 deep sea1626 dipsey1626 mid-ocean1697 blue water1803 haaf1809 salt chuck1868 wide1916 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. x. 423 Should any man who has never been out of soundings, or never beheld blue water, repeat the offence,—I will strike the timber-head of his skull. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. ix. 133 When we once are fairly out of harbour, and find ourselves in blue water. 1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea xi. 200 Until the commencement of..deep-sea soundings,..the bottom of what the sailors call ‘blue water’ was as unknown to us as is the interior of any of the planets. 1927 Boys' Life May 10/1 Ocean Queen indeed; it was all the tottering old tub could do to keep afloat in the river without taking any chances in blue water. 1975 W. R. Stanton Great U.S. Exploring Exped. ix. 161 In blue water, sounding was a tricky operation. 2006 F. Prokop Austral. Fish Guide (ed. 3) 242 Black marlin are most commonly found in blue water, with many fish moving southwards with the warmer currents. < as lemmas |
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