单词 | to well the ship |
释义 | > as lemmasto well the ship 2. transitive. Nautical. to well the ship: to build a partition within a ship in order to confine a leak (see quot. 1820). to well out: to isolate (a hole) by this method. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > stop a leak in specific way fother1789 to shut up1805 to well the ship1820 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 450 To well the ship.—This operation [for stopping a leak], consisting in the building of a bulk-head or partition on the fore part of the leak, and caulking it, so as to confine the water within it. 1863 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 Oct. 736/1 I determined..to ‘well out’ any hole which might be made by striking on rocks. < as lemmas |
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