英语词汇“to luff nigh the weather”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

3. Nautical. The direction in which the wind is blowing. ‘Applied to anything lying to windward of a particular situation’ (Adm. Smyth). In various phrases: to luff nigh the weather: to sail near the wind; in quot. figurative. to drive with the weather: to drift with the wind and waves. to have the weather of: to be to windward of (another ship); similarly in, into, on, to, upon (the) weather of. Also, in, into the weather; up to weather: to windward. Cf. a-weather adv. and prep.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > sail close to the wind

to luff nigh the weather1390

up to weather1526

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > get or keep weather gauge of

to have the weather of1526

to gain, get, or take the wind of1563

get1600

to give, have the wind of1600

to recover the wind of1604

weather-gauge1892

society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > make progress > drift

to drive with the weather1526

to drive off1617

drift1762

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 370 Or elles thei take ate leste Out of hir hand or ring or glove, So nyh the weder thei wol love.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 15 We lett her goo, and drave with the wedder [ἐϕερόμεθα].

1588 in State Papers Defeat Spanish Armada (1894) II. 107 After this we cast about our ship, and kept ourselves close by the Spaniard until midnight, sometime hearing a voice in Spanish calling us; but the wind being very great and we in the weather, the voice was carried away.

1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 524 His pinnesse..being in the weather of him.

1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 113 When we met, they had the weather of vs.

1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 113 Wee had sight of three sailes of shippes..which were in the weather of vs.

c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 18 [Hee] gave commaundement that the carvell shoulde plie up into the weather.

c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 18 The French admerall, who laie aloofe of some six leagues to weather.

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) i. xvi. 78 Weather Gage, is when one Ship has the Wind (or is to weather) of another.

1842 R. Browning Waring in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics 11/2 The boat..from the lee, Into the weather cut somehow Her sparkling path beneath our bow.

1868 Field 25 July 83/2 The Mabella [yacht] too, was much closer on her weather than was pleasant.

1903 Times 21 Aug. 4/3 Reliance, though astern, was well up to weather.

1903 Times 21 Aug. 4/3 Reliance by now had unmistakably got upon the challenger's weather.

单词	to luff nigh the weather
释义	> as lemmas to luff nigh the weather 3. Nautical. The direction in which the wind is blowing. ‘Applied to anything lying to windward of a particular situation’ (Adm. Smyth). In various phrases: to luff nigh the weather: to sail near the wind; in quot. figurative. to drive with the weather: to drift with the wind and waves. to have the weather of: to be to windward of (another ship); similarly in, into, on, to, upon (the) weather of. Also, in, into the weather; up to weather: to windward. Cf. a-weather adv. and prep. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > sail close to the wind to luff nigh the weather1390 up to weather1526 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > get or keep weather gauge of to have the weather of1526 to gain, get, or take the wind of1563 get1600 to give, have the wind of1600 to recover the wind of1604 weather-gauge1892 society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > make progress > drift to drive with the weather1526 to drive off1617 drift1762 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 370 Or elles thei take ate leste Out of hir hand or ring or glove, So nyh the weder thei wol love. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 15 We lett her goo, and drave with the wedder [ἐϕερόμεθα]. 1588 in State Papers Defeat Spanish Armada (1894) II. 107 After this we cast about our ship, and kept ourselves close by the Spaniard until midnight, sometime hearing a voice in Spanish calling us; but the wind being very great and we in the weather, the voice was carried away. 1589 J. Sparke in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 524 His pinnesse..being in the weather of him. 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 113 When we met, they had the weather of vs. 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 113 Wee had sight of three sailes of shippes..which were in the weather of vs. c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 18 [Hee] gave commaundement that the carvell shoulde plie up into the weather. c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 18 The French admerall, who laie aloofe of some six leagues to weather. 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) i. xvi. 78 Weather Gage, is when one Ship has the Wind (or is to weather) of another. 1842 R. Browning Waring in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics 11/2 The boat..from the lee, Into the weather cut somehow Her sparkling path beneath our bow. 1868 Field 25 July 83/2 The Mabella [yacht] too, was much closer on her weather than was pleasant. 1903 Times 21 Aug. 4/3 Reliance, though astern, was well up to weather. 1903 Times 21 Aug. 4/3 Reliance by now had unmistakably got upon the challenger's weather. extracted from weathern. < as lemmas
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