单词 | one-design |
释义 | > as lemmasone-design one-design n. and adj. Nautical (a) adj. designating a class of yachts or boats built from a standard design, so as to be almost identical; designating a yacht or boat of such a class; (b) n. a one-design yacht or boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > pleasure vessel > [adjective] > relating to or characteristic of yacht > types of knockabout1894 one-design1897 sonder1905 1897 Daily News 27 Aug. 2/5 Solent Yacht Club... Mr Parker's Forella again captured first prize among the five-raters... Of one designs the prizes fell to Eileen, Plover, and Tangerine. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 906/2 What are called one-design, or restricted classes [of yachts] have latterly become popular. 1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families v. 76 My dinghy's in for the Orwell one-designs. 1998 Yachts & Yachting 21 Aug. 13/1 In any rule there will be loopholes and there will be people out there who will find them. It's part of the handicapping game. If you don't like it, buy a one-design. 1999 Materials World 7 403/1 When you are sailing at this level in a one-design class of boat, finding that extra edge over the competition is hard. < as lemmas |
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