| 释义 |
† remous Aeronaut. Obs.|rəmu|
Pl. remous (with erron. sing. remou).
[Fr., = ‘eddy, ship's wash’.]
(See quot. 1916.)
1911Aeroplane 8 June 8/1 Brooklands has three constant remous or eddies, two downward and one upward. Ibid., The only way to get—'s 'bus into the air is to ‘taxi’ to the sewage farm remou and get pulled off the ground by it! 1914G. Hamel Flying viii. 167 An attempt has been made, by a well known military pilot, to classify remous as ‘rollers’, ‘half-rollers’, and ‘wulliwas’. 1915G. Bacon All about Flying vi. 106 The little eddies known as ‘remous’ are more entertaining than annoying. 1916H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 140 Remou, a local movement or condition of the air which may cause displacement of an aeroplane. |