单词 | shoalen |
释义 | † shoalenv. Obsolete. Nautical. transitive. = shoal v.2 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (transitive)] > pass into shallow water shoal1694 to strike ground (or soundings)1726 shoalen1731 shallow1793 the world > the earth > water > body of water > [verb (transitive)] > cause to diminish in depth shoalen1731 shoal1859 1731 W. Wriglesworth MS. Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 2 Jan. When we sholened the water at 1, 2 and 3 this morning I judge wee were off of Fire Island. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Shoal A vessel is said to shoalen, or shoal her water, when she comes from a greater into a less depth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1731 |
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