intransitive. Of a ship at anchor: To swing up or down with the tide.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > swing (in specific way) at anchor (5) twive1576 intransitive. Of a ship at anchor: To swing up or down with the tide. to wind up1633 Nautical. intransitive and transitive. See quots., and cf. senses 8 19b (b). Obsolete. tend1769 Nautical. Of a ship at anchor: To swing round with the turn of the tide or wind. to break her sheer1794 An oblique position given to or taken by a vessel when under way or when riding at single anchor. tail1849 To take a position in which the tail or rear is directed away from the wind, current, etc. |
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