| 单词 | iron mike |
| 释义 | > as lemmasiron mike iron mike n. (also Iron Mike) [probably < iron adj. + Mike n.4 (with allusion to the fact that the device replaces a person), but compare also mike n.3] Nautical slang a device (frequently personified) which automatically keeps a ship on a preset heading; = automatic helmsman n. at automatic adj. and n. Compounds; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > automatic steering devices automatic helmsman1895 iron mike1923 automatic pilot1928 metal Mike1929 1923 Pacific Marine Rev. Oct. 476/2 The result is now perfected in the mechanism known as the Sperry gyro-pilot, nicknamed by ships' officers ‘Iron Mike’. 1944 L. Brackett in Thrilling Wonder Stories Spring 64/1 I set the Iron Mike for Space Authority headquarters on Mars. 1956 A. G. Course Merchant Navy Today ix. 130 Now we have a gyro-compass pilot or automatic helmsman—often known as an ‘iron mike’—which steers the ship. 2003 M. R. Rawlins Last Amer. Sailors iv. 25 Most of the time ships are steered by the automatic pilot, or ‘iron mike’. < as lemmas |
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