| 单词 | press of sail |
| 释义 | press of sail (once / 37762 pages) n WORD FAMILY press of sail: press of sails USAGE EXAMPLESNothing is more probable than that she capsized and went down, while carrying a press of sail to escape her pursuers. Headley, Joel Tyler, The Second War with England, Vol. 2...(2012) To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary—(2n...(2012) A breeze, however, sprung up, and by carrying a press of sail, we succeeded in gaining an offing before dark. Fitzroy, Robert, Narrative of the surveying voyages...(2012) n the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely Syn|Hyper press of canvas canvas, canvass, sail, sheet a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
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