单词 | to fall astern |
释义 | > as lemmasto fall astern to fall astern intransitive. Nautical. Esp. of a ship or boat: to move or be driven backwards; to fall behind. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > go astern to fall astern1599 to back water1808 to make a stern-board1815 stern1845 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > fall behind lag1530 to fall astern1599 drop1823 1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 40 We thought to lay the great ship aboord, and as soone as the French Admirall went roome with him, he fell a sterne and could not fetch him. 1628 World Encompassed by Sir F. Drake 45 Being glad oftentimes, to alter our course, and to fall asterne againe. 1659 J. Collins Navigation by Mariners Plain Scale new Plain'd i. ii. 18 If you stem a Current, if it be swifter then the Ships way, you fall a stern. 1760 Voy. & Cruises Commodore Walker I. i. v. 65 The Sunderland lost her main-top-mast in coming up, by which she fell astern. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. R1v To Fall a-stern, to be driven backwards; to retreat with the stern foremost: expressed of the motion of a ship either under sail or at anchor. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xii. 159 The boat fell astern, leaving two Spaniards clinging to the side. 1920 J. S. Corbett Naval Operations I. xxix. 436 The Leipzig, being the rearmost and slowest ship, could not stand the increasing speed and was falling astern. 2004 A. C. Bivens From Sailboats to Submarines xii. 181 The usual AGI routine was to approach us and then fall astern and follow us for several miles. < as lemmas |
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