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单词 weather-helm
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weather-helm n. a tendency in a ship under sail to come too near the wind, requiring the tiller to be kept constantly a little to windward.
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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > tendency to go off course
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weather-helm1691
griping1769
slackness1877
lee-helm1883
weathercocking1952
1691 W. Petty Treat. Naval Philos. in T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 126 Weather, or Leeward Helm..may be fitted to promote or hinder the Sailing upon occasion.
1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 190 A screw ship carries more weather helm than a sailing ship.
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