| 单词 | to feel her helm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto feel her (also the) helm P4. Nautical. to feel her (also the) helm: (of a ship) to respond to movement of the helm. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (transitive)] > be influenced or affected by to feel her helm1591 1591 W. Raleigh Rep. Fight Iles of Açores sig. B2 The shippe could neither make way nor feele the helme. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 5 Many times the ships will feele no helme. 1749 E. Turrell Life B. Colman iii. 13 They called to them not to stir for their Lives, lest the Vessel upon such a Motion within should not feel her Helm. 1838 J. F. Cooper Homeward Bound I. xi. 163 The ship's head was to the south-southwest, her drift considerable, and her way of course barely sufficient to cause her to feel her helm. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Feel the helm, To have good steerage way, carrying taut weather-helm, which gives command of steerage. Also said of a ship when she has gained headway after standing still and begins to obey the helm. 1920 Federal Reporter 261 621 The collision came so soon that the witnesses for the schooner all testify that the schooner did not have time to feel her helm. 1970 Times 9 Jan. 4/2 The Moyle was just feeling her helm when there was a bump aft, and heavy vibration. < as lemmas |
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