still watern.

Etymology: < still adj. + water n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstill water.

1. = slack-water n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > slack

slake water1589

still water1626

slack1642

pinch-water1682

pinch1721

slack-water1769

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 17 It flowes, quarter floud, high water, or a still water.

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §3 The change of direction or time of Still Water.

1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 33 According as it is new made, half run, or approaching to still water.

2. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > still or standing water > [noun]

wetec897

wet?a1500

dead water1601

stand1612

still water1832

1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 66 The Metawamkeag..has frequent falls and intervening still-waters.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Still Water..is also used for water under the lee of headlands, or where there is neither tide nor current.

1896 Trans. Royal Soc. Canada 2 ii. 210 Stillwater.., a smooth place in a stream which is usually rough.

1907 N.Y. Evening Post (semi-weekly ed.) 22 Apr. 6 The ice descends the stream. Now and then it stops, usually at the head of a stillwater.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1758 R. Griffiths Descr. Thames 187 The Tench is a Still-water Fish, and delights in Ponds more than Rivers.

1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 307 Artificial canals or rather still-water navigation.

1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. iii. 60 If a ship happens to fall in with waves having a period twice that of her own natural or still-water period, she will infallibly capsize after the passage of a few waves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	still water
释义	still watern. Etymology: < still adj. + water n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstill water. 1. = slack-water n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > slack slake water1589 still water1626 slack1642 pinch-water1682 pinch1721 slack-water1769 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 17 It flowes, quarter floud, high water, or a still water. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §3 The change of direction or time of Still Water. 1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 33 According as it is new made, half run, or approaching to still water. 2. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > still or standing water > [noun] wetec897 wet?a1500 dead water1601 stand1612 still water1832 1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 66 The Metawamkeag..has frequent falls and intervening still-waters. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Still Water..is also used for water under the lee of headlands, or where there is neither tide nor current. 1896 Trans. Royal Soc. Canada 2 ii. 210 Stillwater.., a smooth place in a stream which is usually rough. 1907 N.Y. Evening Post (semi-weekly ed.) 22 Apr. 6 The ice descends the stream. Now and then it stops, usually at the head of a stillwater. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1758 R. Griffiths Descr. Thames 187 The Tench is a Still-water Fish, and delights in Ponds more than Rivers. 1834 Oxf. Univ. Mag. 1 307 Artificial canals or rather still-water navigation. 1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. iii. 60 If a ship happens to fall in with waves having a period twice that of her own natural or still-water period, she will infallibly capsize after the passage of a few waves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1626
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