| 单词 | khalasi watch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskhalasi watch khalasi watch n. Nautical (now historical) a method of organising the watches of a ship's company which requires all crew members to be ready to be called at any time, chiefly used in difficult circumstances.Apparently so called because watches were often organized this way on boats crewed by khalasis (sense 1). ΚΠ 1899 J. Conrad Lord Jim in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 828/1 They kept Kalashee watch in that ship, all hands sleeping through the night, and only the reliefs of quartermasters and look-out men being called. 1938 Blackwood's Mag. May 583/1 The crew were put on ‘Khalasi watch’, all hands on deck night and day, eating and sleeping in the open, ready for instant work whenever a cat's-paw of wind gave a chance to..snatch a few mile's headway. 2011 L. Fink Sweatshops at Sea Notes 231 Mandating a presence on deck at night, the Kalashi watch required the fuller crew to be instantly aroused from sleep in the event of rough seas. < as lemmas |
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