| 单词 | bosun's call |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbosun's call C1. In genitive compounds denoting the whistle traditionally used by a boatswain or the call made upon it, esp. to summon the crew, as bosun's call, bosun's pipe, bosun's whistle. Cf. boatswain n. Compounds 1, pipe n.1 1d. ΚΠ 1710 S. Centlivre Bickerstaff's Burying iii. 20 Ha! the Boson's Whistle! nay then I must be speedy. 1846 ‘C. Selby’ Maximums & Speciments W. Muggins ix. 76 Then I..heard the bosun's whistle, and the capt'n swearing at me for not going faster hup the rope-ladders to fasten hup the sails. 1896 W. C. Russell What Cheer! xi. 200 The bosun's pipe rang shrill and clear outside. 1963 Times 26 Feb. 12/6 The bo'sun's call is the object one sees..hanging on a chain round the neck of the sailor on duty at the gangway of a British warship. Some people..call it a pipe. 2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 10 Nov. 79 A bosun's whistle is still used on board ships of the Royal Navy. < as lemmas |
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