| 单词 | pier-head jump |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspier-head jump pier-head jump n. the act of joining a ship's crew at the last minute, as the ship is about to sail; (also) a person who does this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > action of taking ship > as ship is leaving pier-head jump1883 society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > landing or leaving ship > as ship is leaving pier-head jump1883 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > [noun] > who joins ship as it is leaving pier-head jump1883 1883 W. C. Russell Sailors' Lang. 102 Pierhead jump, the tumbling of sailors aboard a ship at the last moment from the dock or pierhead. 1928 F. P. Harlow Making of Sailor 229 All the other members of the crew had made a pier-head jump during the night. 1967 S. Waters Indentures Indorsed 117 He had not passed the doctor, but was a pier-head jump. 1990 J. McPhee Looking for Ship 8 ‘You dash down and join the ship,’ Andy said... Shipping out that way is known as ‘a pierhead jump’. < as lemmas |
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