Nautical. In phrase at try, a-try (see a-try, adv.), the position of a vessel lying-to in a storm; see try, v. 17. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [adverb] > bows to sea or well-balanced in gale (2) at try1558 Nautical. In phrase at try, a-try (see a-try, adv.), the position of a vessel lying-to in a storm; see try, v. 17. Obsolete. a-try1611 Of a ship in a gale: Kept by a judicious balance of canvas with her bows to the sea. |
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