单词 | mine-sweeping |
释义 | > as lemmasmine-sweeping b. Dragging for something under water: see sweep v. 17. Also in mine-sweeping. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching by dredging for anything under water sweeping1704 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Sweeping, at Sea, signifies dregging along the Ground..with a Three-fluked Grapnel, to find some Hawsar or Cable, which is slipped from an Anchor. 1775 N. D. Falck Philos. Diss. Diving Vessel 50 Out of the various methods of sweeping,..I pursued..the most eligible. 1896 Daily News 14 Nov. 6/7 Her whereabouts were discovered by ‘sweeping’. < as lemmas |
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