porpoisingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːpəsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrpəsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porpoise n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < porpoise n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare porpoise v. (later in senses relevant to the earliest quots. below).

The action of porpoise v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing > bouncing or uneven

porpoising1911

ballooning1922

porpoise1931

bump1941

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > rolling and pitching

working1575

rolling1578

travail1687

roll1697

pitching1714

sally1718

labouring1748

pitch1751

tumblification1833

send1836

porpoising1974

1911 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 18 Oct. The feat known as ‘porpoising’ was being accomplished with great skill, the submarine being entirely responsive.

1915 G. C. Loening Mil. Aeroplanes xi. 134 The latter condition, causing sudden changes in the angle of the bottom and its planing pressure,..gives rise to the disagreeable effect of ‘porpoising’—a fore and aft rocking and jumping.

1933 Aeroplane 24 May 945/1 The possibility of using hydrofoils to cure porpoising and to revolutionise the design of flying-boats.

1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 609/2 ‘Porpoising’ is the usual swimming movement of many of the [penguin] species and is used by no other birds.

1974 P. Lovesey Invitation to Dynamite Party xii. 152 We have to steer by coming to the surface at intervals. It's a process known as ‘porpoising’.

1996 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 14/4 The chief trick is to get the balance of the lift right so that the plane does not do any porpoising.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porpoising
释义	porpoisingn. Brit. /ˈpɔːpəsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɔrpəsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porpoise n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < porpoise n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare porpoise v. (later in senses relevant to the earliest quots. below). The action of porpoise v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > landing > bouncing or uneven porpoising1911 ballooning1922 porpoise1931 bump1941 society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > rolling and pitching working1575 rolling1578 travail1687 roll1697 pitching1714 sally1718 labouring1748 pitch1751 tumblification1833 send1836 porpoising1974 1911 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 18 Oct. The feat known as ‘porpoising’ was being accomplished with great skill, the submarine being entirely responsive. 1915 G. C. Loening Mil. Aeroplanes xi. 134 The latter condition, causing sudden changes in the angle of the bottom and its planing pressure,..gives rise to the disagreeable effect of ‘porpoising’—a fore and aft rocking and jumping. 1933 Aeroplane 24 May 945/1 The possibility of using hydrofoils to cure porpoising and to revolutionise the design of flying-boats. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 609/2 ‘Porpoising’ is the usual swimming movement of many of the [penguin] species and is used by no other birds. 1974 P. Lovesey Invitation to Dynamite Party xii. 152 We have to steer by coming to the surface at intervals. It's a process known as ‘porpoising’. 1996 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 14/4 The chief trick is to get the balance of the lift right so that the plane does not do any porpoising. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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