| 释义 |
slack-water
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: slack water
1. : marked by slack water
< a slack-water period >
2. : carried on in slack water produced artificially (as by a lock or dam)
< slack-water navigation >
II. transitive verb
: to produce slack water in (as a river) by a construction (as a dam, lock, or jetty) |