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单词 sallyport
释义

sally1 /salˈi/

noun
  1. A sudden rushing forth of troops to attack besiegers
  2. An outrush, a sortie
  3. A going forth, excursion, outing, jaunt
  4. A witty remark or retort
  5. A projection
  6. An angle cut into the end of a timber to allow it to rest on a cross-timber (building)
  7. A ship's leaping, bounding or swaying motion (nautical)
intransitive verb (sallˈying; sallˈied) (archaic or facetious; usu with forth)
  1. To rush out suddenly
  2. To go or come forth, set off on an excursion, outing, etc
  3. (of a ship) to sway, rock or bound (nautical)
transitive verb (nautical)

To rock (a ship) by running from side to side to urge it on

ORIGIN: Fr saillie, from saillir (Ital salire), from L salīre to leap

sallˈyport noun

  1. A gateway or opening for making a sally from a fortified place
  2. A large port for the escape of the crew from a fireship

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