well-sailingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈseɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈseɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and sailing adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sailing adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + sailing adj.¹

Somewhat rare.

That sails swiftly or efficiently.

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1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xviii. 17 Well sayling ships, and bounteous winds Haue brought This king to Tharsus.

1657 J. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Hist. Wonderful Things of Nature iii. 43 The Duina is so great by the melting of the Snow, that it cannot be passed over in a whole day with a well sayling Ship.

1810 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 11 Science 63 A well sailing ship assumes ⅓ of the velocity of the wind.

1850 Economist 21 Dec. 1408/2 The possibility of constructing a handsome and well-sailing ship.

2010 R. Parthesius Dutch Ships in Trop. Waters 148 The role of the middle-sized yachts was unchanged as good defensible and well-sailing yachts for the blockade of Goa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-sailing
释义	well-sailingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈseɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈseɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and sailing adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., sailing adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + sailing adj.¹ Somewhat rare. That sails swiftly or efficiently. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xviii. 17 Well sayling ships, and bounteous winds Haue brought This king to Tharsus. 1657 J. Rowland tr. J. Johnstone Hist. Wonderful Things of Nature iii. 43 The Duina is so great by the melting of the Snow, that it cannot be passed over in a whole day with a well sayling Ship. 1810 Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 11 Science 63 A well sailing ship assumes ⅓ of the velocity of the wind. 1850 Economist 21 Dec. 1408/2 The possibility of constructing a handsome and well-sailing ship. 2010 R. Parthesius Dutch Ships in Trop. Waters 148 The role of the middle-sized yachts was unchanged as good defensible and well-sailing yachts for the blockade of Goa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1609
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