| 单词 | quick saver |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquick saver quick saver n. Nautical (now historical and rare) an arrangement of two or three ropes fixed in front of the courses to prevent them from ballooning out too much. ΚΠ 1819 D. Lever Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor (ed. 2) 116 In the Merchant Service, and particularly in Ships weakly manned, a quick-saver..is often used for the foresail. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) Quick-saver, a span formerly used to prevent the courses from bellying too much when off the wind. 1984 J. Harland Seamanship in Age of Sail 212 When scudding, a ‘quicksaver’ was set up to prevent the foresail ballooning out too far horizontally... A broad flat sennit band was secured to the yard, descended in front of the forward side of the sail, and was set up on deck with a tackle. It might have two or three limbs. The French name for it, croix de Saint-André, suggests one that was X-shaped, like a St Andrew's cross. 2006 D. Lambdin King's Trade xxxi. 286 I'll have ‘quick-savers’ rigged on the fore course, and all three tops'ls. < as lemmas |
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