| 单词 | sun-shooter |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun-shooter sun-shooter n. Nautical slang (now rare) a person who ascertains the altitude of the sun using a sextant or other navigational instrument in order to determine the latitude of his or her ship; (later more generally) a navigator; cf. to shoot (also take) the sun at Phrases 2c(a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > skilled pilot or navigator > who takes observations of sun sun-shooter1599 1599 E. Wright Certaine Errors Navigation Pref. to Rdr. sig. ¶¶4 Them that obserued the Sunne or starres for finding the latitude, they would call sun-shooters, and starre shooters, and aske if they had hit it. 1886 Tinsley's Mag. Oct. 373 The group of sunshooters on the quarter-deck. 1923 Motor Boating Aug. 110/2 Another time, if anybody has the temerity to take me along as sun-shooter, I shall probably be among those who strike to south'ard and fetch up to windward of Bermuda. 1940 Yachting May 86/2 When you make your landfall..don't relax and let your shipmates pat you on the back and tell you what a fine sun-shooter you are. < as lemmas |
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