| 单词 | tumbling-in |
| 释义 | > as lemmastumbling-in 2. tumbling home: the inward inclination of the upper part of a ship's sides; opposed to flare n.1 4: see tumble v. 11. Also tumbling-in. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > part above waterline > inward inclination of homing1622 tumbling home1664 tumbling-in1832 tumble home1833 1664 E. Bushnell Compl. Ship-wright 11 Then set off the Tumbling Home, at the Height of the two first Haanses. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Encabanement, the tumbling-home of a ship's side..from the lower-deck-beam upwards to the gunnel. 1832 Encycl. Americana XI. 367/2 Nothing can be urged in favor of tumbling in..but that it brings the guns nearer the centre. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 157 The topsides of three-decked ships have the greatest tumbling-home, for the purpose of clearing the upper works from the smoke and fire of the lower guns. < as lemmas |
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