| 单词 | strike soundings |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto strike soundings b. In other uses. to strike soundings (see quot. 1863). ΚΠ 1701 W. Penn in Mem. Hist. Soc. Pennsylvania (1870) IX. 69 We were but twenty-six days from land to soundings. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. vi. 59 We had soundings which continued all along the coast of Patagonia. 1802 Schomberg Naval Chronol. 1 132 He..sailed with the rest for England. On the 23d of October the admiral struck soundings in 90 fathoms. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xxvi. 181 A large homeward-bound Indiaman, which had just struck soundings. 1863 A. Young Naut. Dict. (ed. 2) 359 To strike soundings, is to find bottom with the deep-sea-lead on coming in from sea. A vessel is then in soundings. to strike ground (or soundings) a. Nautical. to strike ground (or soundings): to reach the bottom with a sounding line. Also transferred of a swimmer: To touch (bottom). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [verb (transitive)] > pass into shallow water shoal1694 to strike ground (or soundings)1726 shoalen1731 shallow1793 society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (intransitive)] > sound depth > reach bottom with sounding line to strike ground (or soundings)1726 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > swim > touch the bottom to strike ground1875 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 66 I stood right in, the greatest part of the day, with intent to strike ground upon them [i.e. the shoals]. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. vii. 214 We struck ground with sixty-five fathom of line. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict. 289 To strike soundings, is to find bottom with the deep-sea-lead on coming in from sea. 1890 W. C. Russell Ocean Trag. III. xxxiv. 238 Scarce had we struck soundings,..when a whole gale of wind blew down upon us. < as lemmas |
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