英语词汇“small helm”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

small helm n. Nautical minimal use of the rudder.

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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > well-balanced

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a1803 D. Tappan Serm. Important Subj. (1807) viii. 88 He compares the mighty and extensive influence of this little member to that of bits in the mouth of the horse, of the small helm, which commands the greatest ships, and of a little fire spreading into a devouring flame.

1825 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. (1826) I. 148 Small helm bo—steady—ey-a.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 634 Small-Helm. One of the principal results of sound seamanship is the proper trim of the vessel and the sail carried; by which means the action of the rudder is reduced to a minimum.

1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 604 Small helm, when the sails are well balanced and the rudder but little used.

1903 Outing Aug. 537/2 Some of the modern boats revolve with such lightning-like rapidity that if you are not careful to give them small helm when going about they will describe a complete circle.

2008 S. Willis Fighting at Sea in 18th Cent. ii. 30 A well-balanced ship could be brought to wind with only small helm, allowing for more control and maximum speed, which in turn made for efficient and effective manœuvre.

单词	small helm
释义	> as lemmas small helm small helm n. Nautical minimal use of the rudder. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > well-balanced small helma1803 a1803 D. Tappan Serm. Important Subj. (1807) viii. 88 He compares the mighty and extensive influence of this little member to that of bits in the mouth of the horse, of the small helm, which commands the greatest ships, and of a little fire spreading into a devouring flame. 1825 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. (1826) I. 148 Small helm bo—steady—ey-a. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 634 Small-Helm. One of the principal results of sound seamanship is the proper trim of the vessel and the sail carried; by which means the action of the rudder is reduced to a minimum. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 604 Small helm, when the sails are well balanced and the rudder but little used. 1903 Outing Aug. 537/2 Some of the modern boats revolve with such lightning-like rapidity that if you are not careful to give them small helm when going about they will describe a complete circle. 2008 S. Willis Fighting at Sea in 18th Cent. ii. 30 A well-balanced ship could be brought to wind with only small helm, allowing for more control and maximum speed, which in turn made for efficient and effective manœuvre. extracted from smalladj.n.² < as lemmas
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