英语词汇“to press sail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†c. transitive. Nautical to press (on) sail (also canvas) = to crowd sail at crowd v.¹ 9. Cf. press n.¹ 11b, press sail n. at press n.¹ Compounds 2c. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail

to pack on1562

to crowd sail1687

to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750

crack1824

1602 J. Brereton Briefe Relation Discouerie Virginia 3 Our barke being weake, we were loth to presse her with much saile.]

1750 Minutes Proc. Trial Rear-Admiral Knowles 81 Did..the Spanish Squadron..press Sail, in order to gain the Wind?

1832 E. C. Wines Two Years & Half in Navy I. 132 Men of war do not carry cargoes, and under ordinary circumstances there is no necessity for pressing on canvass.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxv. 439 The second mate..was afraid to press sail.

1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 98 Press on sail, to see if you can come in.

1914 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 2 Dec. He assumed that the English admiral would not follow him, but Hawke pressed on sail and opened fire as darkness was falling.

单词	to press sail
释义	> as lemmas to press (on) sail (also canvas) †c. transitive. Nautical to press (on) sail (also canvas) = to crowd sail at crowd v.¹ 9. Cf. press n.¹ 11b, press sail n. at press n.¹ Compounds 2c. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail to pack on1562 to crowd sail1687 to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750 crack1824 1602 J. Brereton Briefe Relation Discouerie Virginia 3 Our barke being weake, we were loth to presse her with much saile.] 1750 Minutes Proc. Trial Rear-Admiral Knowles 81 Did..the Spanish Squadron..press Sail, in order to gain the Wind? 1832 E. C. Wines Two Years & Half in Navy I. 132 Men of war do not carry cargoes, and under ordinary circumstances there is no necessity for pressing on canvass. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxv. 439 The second mate..was afraid to press sail. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 98 Press on sail, to see if you can come in. 1914 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 2 Dec. He assumed that the English admiral would not follow him, but Hawke pressed on sail and opened fire as darkness was falling. extracted from pressv.¹ < as lemmas
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