| 单词 | lee-bow |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslee-bow lee-bow n. the bow of a vessel that is turned away from the wind; hence lee-bow vb., to run under the lee bow of; figurative to take advantage of. ΚΠ 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 100 Some of them appeared on our Weather-bow, some on our Lee-bow. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 83 The anchor on the lee bow had worked loose. 1893 Outing 22 96/1 Hauling her close on the wind so that she would ‘lee-bow’ the tide. lee-bow lee-bow n. the bow of a vessel that is turned away from the wind; hence lee-bow vb., to run under the lee bow of; figurative to take advantage of. ΚΠ 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 100 Some of them appeared on our Weather-bow, some on our Lee-bow. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxv. 83 The anchor on the lee bow had worked loose. 1893 Outing 22 96/1 Hauling her close on the wind so that she would ‘lee-bow’ the tide. < as lemmas |
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