单词 | sailless |
释义 | saillessadj. Having no sails. a. Of a boat, rigging, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > without sails nakeda1393 saillessa1618 a1618 J. Sylvester Mem. Mortalitie xxv But, Beauty, Gracelesse, is a Saile-lesse Bark. 1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 165 Oarless and sailless sped we. 1895 M. Stokes Three Months in Forests of France 230 The phantom ship, sail-less, rudderless, and unmanned. b. Of the sea: Destitute of ships, vessels, etc. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [adjective] > navigable > navigated or frequented by shipping > specific > not shipless1719 sailless1827 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. iii. 140 What nights he spent, Of tideless, waveless, sailless, shoreless wo! 1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish iii. 37 The disk of the ocean, Sailless, sombre, and cold. 1859 J. G. Whittier Double-headed Snake 15 On the desolate shore of a sailless sea. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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