Nautical. Movement or tendency to leeward.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > tendency to go off course (13) sag1589 Nautical. Movement or tendency to leeward. weather-helm1691 a tendency in a ship under sail to come too near the wind, requiring the tiller to be kept constantly a little to windward. griping1769 The action of gripe, v.1 in various senses. slackness1877 Nautical. (See quot. 1877.) lee-helm1883 the helm when ‘down’ (cf. down with the helm at helm, n.2 1c). weathercocking1952 Subcategories:— swerving or deviation (7) |
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