| 单词 | stay apeak |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstay apeak c. (at) a long, short stay, ( stay apeak, stay-peak): see quots. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [phrase] > at anchor > with anchor far from or near to ship (at) a long, short stay1846 society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [phrase] > at anchor > directly over anchor short stay apeek1836 stay-peak1846 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 16 The anchor is a-stay when, in heaving it, the cable forms an acute angle with the water's edge. This is called a long stay-peak or a short stay-peak according as the anchor is farther from or nearer to the ship. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xii. §2784 Elasticity of form, which enables it to sustain sudden strains or jerks at short stay-peak. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 46 A ship drawn directly over the anchor is apeek; when the fore-stay and cable form a line, it is short stay apeek; when in a line with the main-stay, long stay apeek. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 179 In being towed by a vessel, if alongside, contrive to have the rope from as far forward as possible, so as to avoid riding at a short stay. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 198 Heave in to a short stay (when the amount of cable out is a little more than the depth of water). < as lemmas |
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