| 单词 | wreck-master |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswreck-master wreck-master n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > associated shore-based personnel > [noun] > person in charge of wreckage lagander1526 wreck-master1832 wreck commissioner1876 1832 in Blackstone's Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) i. iv. 219/1 Any one having in his possession goods from a stranded vessel, is to deliver them..to the sheriff, coroner, or wreck-master. a1868 in Grant Rep. Wrecking Bahamas 77 The first-licensed wreck-master boarding a vessel wrecked, stranded, or in distress..shall..become the master of all wreckers employed on such vessel, and shall be styled the ‘wreck-master’. 1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Receivers of wrecks (in Great Britain), wreck-masters (in New York and Texas), officers whose duty [etc.]. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 70 Instructions for the handling of explosives..should be placed in the hands of the railroad staff, including wreckmasters. < as lemmas |
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