单词 | light-draught |
释义 | > as lemmaslight-draught light-draught adj. Nautical (of a boat or other vessel) designed to float with relatively little depth of hull below the waterline, and therefore capable of operating in shallow waters. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > lightly built for speed lightOE mosquito-built1824 light-draught1830 1830 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 2 Oct. (advt.) A light draught Boat will be in readiness to leave this place with Passengers for the Mouth, on the 8th. 1835 New-Orleans Commerc. Bull. 1 Dec. (advt.) For sale..The fast sailing and light draft schooner Aurora. 2012 J. M. McPherson War on Waters viii. 154 Porter immediately obtained authorization to buy a dozen or more light-draft steamboats and arm them with..24-pound and 12-pound howitzers. < as lemmas |
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