transitive said of the mariners beating the ship up or to windward.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > force ship against wind or sea (5) beat1839 transitive said of the mariners beating the ship up or to windward. thrash1858 Nautical. transitive. To force (a vessel) to move forwards, esp. against strong wind, waves, etc. Chiefly with adverb or prepositional phrase… thresh1886 intransitive. Nautical. To advance with difficulty against strong wind, waves, etc. Also transitive: to force (a vessel) to move forwards, esp… Subcategories:— of ship: strive against (the wind) (1) — of ship: strive against (the sea) (1) |
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