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单词 to fly to, up in, into the wind
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to fly to, up in, into the wind
g. Nautical. Of the wind: To shift or veer suddenly. Also with about, off. Of a ship, her head: to fly to, up in, into the wind (see quots.).
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > blow (of the wind) [verb (intransitive)] > blow from a particular quarter > change direction > suddenly
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1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. iii. iii. 25 The Winds fly in a moment quite round the Compass.
1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. iii. iv. 27 About Mid-Day they fly off 2, 3 or 4 Points further from the Land.
1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Fly, To fly about. Among seamen, the wind is said to fly about, when it changes frequently during a short space of time.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Fly-up To fly up in the wind, is when a ship's head comes suddenly to windward, by carelessness of the helmsman.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. at Fly-up Flying-to is when a vessel..is coming to the wind rapidly, the warning is given to the helmsman, ‘Look out, she is flying-to’.
1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 232 The ship is sure to fly up into the wind.
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