| 单词 | shot rope |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshot rope shot rope n. a weighted rope hung over the side of a boat and used to guide the descent and ascent of divers. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > [noun] > underwater swimming > equipment armour1721 lifeline1808 shot line1884 plumper line1896 shot rope1909 aqualung1950 scuba1952 snorkel1953 weight belt1955 umbilical pipe1968 1909 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. vi. 116 As soon as the diver sees anything he can signal for shot rope to be lowered. 1940 ‘N. Shute’ Landfall 257 Then in slow motion he [sc. a diver] reached out and grasped the shot-rope, stepped off the ladder and was gone. 1960 Brookes & Broadhurst Diving Man. (ed. 2) 105 A shot rope should be very heavily weighted so that it will hang vertically in the water, uninfluenced by tides and currents. < as lemmas |
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