单词 | nothing off |
释义 | > as lemmasnothing off P16. Sailing. nothing off: an order to keep a vessel sailing close to the wind. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > steering > [phrase] > order to keep close to wind nothing off1801 1801 J. J. Moore Brit. Mariner's Vocab. sig. O4 Nothing Off, the order of the helmsman not to suffer the ship to bear away, or fall off from the wind. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. at Near Nothing off! is an order not to let her fall off from the wind. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 41 What is the meaning of ‘nothing off’? Keeping the ship close to the wind without shaking the sails. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 151 Nothing off, helm order to keep her as close to the wind or as near on course as she is, and not let her pay off. < as lemmas |
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