| 单词 | round stern |
| 释义 | > as lemmasround stern round stern n. and adj. Nautical (a) n. a stern on a vessel with a rounded shape; (b) adj. designating a vessel with a round stern. ΚΠ 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 76 He had contriued Her with a round sterne, to saue labour. 1717 W. Sutherland Britain's Glory: Ship-building Unvail'd 1 I shall, instead of making a Pink, or round Stern Ship, make a square Stern'd Ship. 1835 J. MacGregor My Note Bk. I. 220 These ships have all round sterns, and modelled exactly like British round-stern ships. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Quarter-ports, those made in the after side-timbers and especially in round-stern vessels. 1906 H. W. Smyth Mast & Sail vi. 130 The square-sterned boats are the best performers on this point of sailing, but round sterns are coming into vogue on account of their superior running power. 1994 T. C. Gillmer Hist. Working Watercraft (ed. 2) vi. 238 The round-stern boats are generally the larger ones and are used most frequently as oyster tongers with patent tongs. < as lemmas |
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