| 单词 | rolling ground |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrolling ground rolling ground n. an anchorage in shallow water, which is subject to groundswells. ΚΠ 1659 Publick Intelligencer No. 171. 344 This evening also came a Letter, dated aboard the Maidston-Frigat in the Rowling-grounds near Harwich. ?1760 New & Compl. Channel Pilot i. 19 To sail into the Rolling Ground, or Harwich, round the West Rocks, (which is much the safest way) you steer away, from the Gunfleet Buoy. 1883 W. H. Parker Recoll. Naval Officer iii. 22 On the third day toward sunset we succeeded in anchoring on the ‘rolling ground’ just outside the harbour [of Rio de Janeiro], and the most dangerous anchorage we could have selected. 1959 Internat. Hydrogr. Bull. 8 241 Subsequently when anchored in other offshore rolling grounds on the New Zealand coasts, Lachlan's ship's company comforted themselves with the memory that this was not so bad as the Zephyr. < as lemmas |
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