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单词 slow steaming
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slow steaming
slow steaming (a) n. the progress of ships or other seagoing vessels at a slow speed, esp. as a deliberate policy (in modern commerce, typically 18–20 knots or slower, rather than 22–25 knots); (b) adj. (of a ship or other seagoing vessel) travelling slowly, esp. at a deliberately slow speed.
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1855 Standard 23 Apr. Including this digression from the straight line and the slow steaming at starting, their Imperial Majesties were landed on their own shores within one hour and fifty minutes.
1861 G. P. Bidder National Defences 36 Heavily-armed, but slow-steaming ships, who could beat them off, but were incapable of following them.
1975 Petroleum Economist Sept. 341/2 Due to slow-steaming, fuel consumption..fell.
2010 Observer 25 July 18/5 Slow steaming has been the most important factor in reducing our CO2 emissions in recent years.
2012 A. McDonald in A. Chircop et al. Regulation Internat. Shipping 473 In June 1943, I joined my first ship, a coal-burning, slow-steaming general cargo ship of 8,000 dwt.
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