| 单词 | light out to windward ! |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight out to windward (or leeward)! b. intransitive. To move a sail, rope, etc., in a particular direction. Chiefly in imperative, as in light out to windward (or leeward)!, light along!, etc. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1808 J. Davis Post-Captain (ed. 3) vi. 29 The midshipman on each cap, vociferated to the people, ‘Light out there! to windward! Light out, men, cheerly!’ c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 45 The men on the yard..light out on their respective sides. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Light, To. To move or lift anything along; as ‘light over to windward’, the cry for helping the men at the weather-earing when taking in a reef. Light along! Lend assistance in hauling cables, hawsers, or large ropes along, and lifting some parts in a required direction. 2005 C. J. Farley Kingston by Starlight 253 Light out to windward! Light out to leeward! Toggle away! < as lemmas |
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