| 单词 | weather-helm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasweather-helm 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. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > tendency to go off course sag1589 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. < as lemmas |
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