| 单词 | water sky |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater sky water sky n. Nautical a portion of the sky near the horizon whose dark colour indicates that there is open water in that direction. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [noun] > dark sky near horizon water sky1819 1819 in Lett. during Voy. in Western Arctic Sea (1821) vi. 27 In looking southward, to the east of these islands, we perceived what the northern seamen call a water-sky: that is, a dark appearance of the sky, denoting water under it in that quarter. 1881 A. Leslie tr. A. E. Nordenskiöld Voy. Vega I. x. 518 A blue water-sky was still visible out to sea, indicating that open water was to be found there. 1920 G. W. Young Mountain Craft viii. 393 There is..a ‘water’ sky—the unmistakable look in a sky which is reflecting great unseen sheets of water. 1992 Harper's Mag. Mar. 71/1 Where cracks [in the ice] have appeared, the sky darkens, reflecting the water. ‘Water sky’ it is called. < as lemmas |
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