英语词汇“to give a rap full”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A state or position of sailing in which the sails of a craft are taut and full. Frequently in to give (a sail or vessel) a rap full and variants.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > condition of ship with sails filled

full sail1609

rap full1842

1842 J. F. Cooper Wing-and-Wing II. 154 When abreast of the breakers, everything must be a rap-full, to keep the ship under quick command.

1868 Overland Monthly Nov. 401/2 The light canvas was once more sheeted home and hoisted up to its utmost tension, while the frigate again fell off to a good ‘rap’ full.

1899 Harper's Weekly 28 Oct. 1098/3 She always needed a good rap full to attain her fastest pace.

c1910 G. S. Wasson Notebk. in Amer. Speech (1979) 54 95 Give her a rap full.

1931 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 14 Aug. 4/5 Vanderbilt was giving the Weetamoe more of a rap full than Lambert was giving the Vanitie.

1937 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Aug. 21/2 Sopwith gave his yacht a rap full.

1992 I. Dear & P. Kemp A–Z Sailing Terms 133/1 Rap full, the point of sailing where a vessel keeps as close to the wind as she can without any shiver or lift in the lulls of her sails; in other words her sails are full without a wrinkle in them.

单词	to give a rap full
释义	> as lemmas to give (a sail or vessel) a rap full A state or position of sailing in which the sails of a craft are taut and full. Frequently in to give (a sail or vessel) a rap full and variants. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > condition of ship with sails filled full sail1609 rap full1842 1842 J. F. Cooper Wing-and-Wing II. 154 When abreast of the breakers, everything must be a rap-full, to keep the ship under quick command. 1868 Overland Monthly Nov. 401/2 The light canvas was once more sheeted home and hoisted up to its utmost tension, while the frigate again fell off to a good ‘rap’ full. 1899 Harper's Weekly 28 Oct. 1098/3 She always needed a good rap full to attain her fastest pace. c1910 G. S. Wasson Notebk. in Amer. Speech (1979) 54 95 Give her a rap full. 1931 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 14 Aug. 4/5 Vanderbilt was giving the Weetamoe more of a rap full than Lambert was giving the Vanitie. 1937 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 Aug. 21/2 Sopwith gave his yacht a rap full. 1992 I. Dear & P. Kemp A–Z Sailing Terms 133/1 Rap full, the point of sailing where a vessel keeps as close to the wind as she can without any shiver or lift in the lulls of her sails; in other words her sails are full without a wrinkle in them. extracted from rap fulladj.int.n. < as lemmas
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