intransitive. To main contact with another vessel, the shore, etc., by sailing away from and then towards it; to sail on alternate tacks. Cf. main…
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (intransitive)] > head in a certain course or direction > sail towards or away from shore alternately (3) to stand off and on1600 intransitive. To main contact with another vessel, the shore, etc., by sailing away from and then towards it; to sail on alternate tacks. Cf. main… to stand on and off1778 intransitive. To main contact with another vessel, the shore, etc., by sailing away from and then towards it; to sail on alternate tacks; = to stand… on-and-off1823 intransitive. Nautical. To sail on alternate tacks on and off the shore. |
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