| 单词 | turning circle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasturning circle turning circle n. the smallest circle within which a ship, motor vehicle, etc., can be turned round completely. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [noun] > attributes of vessel > turning circle turning circle1903 turning radius1967 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > motor vehicle > expressing speed or acceleration > turning circle or radius turning circle1903 steering circle1912 1903 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. (1904) 39 The endurance, armament, turning-circle, and inner gear of every ship in the British Navy. 1928 Motor Man. (ed. 27) 219 Turning circle, the minimum diameter of circle within which a car can be turned round completely. 1959 Observer 1 Mar. 21/5 From lock to lock it takes 35/ 8 turns, allowing prompt correction if a heavy throttle foot should provoke tail wag on a slippery surface. Turning circle is 37 ft. 1963 Listener 21 Feb. 339/2 I cannot myself..accept the suggestion..that Admiral Tryon confused radius and diameter of the ship's turning circle... Diameter is so inseparable in the mind of a seaman with ‘turning circle’ that the phrase ‘turning circle’ is commonly and loosely used to mean its diameter. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts July 513/2 The dimensions of a ship's turning circle vary approximately in proportion to ship's length. 1983 Sunday Tel. 20 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 18 Although over three feet longer than the Golf, the Volvo's turning circle is seven inches smaller. < as lemmas |
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