fairwatern.¹

Brit.

/ˈfɛːˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈfɛrˌwɔdər/,

/ˈfɛrˌwɑdər/

Forms: 1800s farewater, 1800s– fairwater.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: fare v.¹, water n.

Etymology: < fare v.¹ + water n., after German Fahrwasser navigable channel (of a waterway) (mid 16th cent. or earlier), with remodelling of the first element after fair adj. Compare earlier fairway n. and see discussion at that entry.

Now rare.

Esp. in Germany or in German-speaking contexts: a navigable channel, esp. in a river, or in or near a harbour or port.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc.

channel1536

thoroughfare1598

swatch1626

traversea1645

pilot water1653

swash1694

pass1698

waterway1759

water lane1779

swatchway1798

fairwater1802

swash-way1839

water gate1850

stoach-way1853

seaway1866

swash channel1885

1802 Commerc. & Agric. Mag. July 69 In digging a new sluiceway at the upper end of the Fairwater at Dantzig, a ship was found buried in the ground at the depth of about 20 feet.

1863 N. I. Lucas Dict. Eng. & German II. 4/1 Abbaken, to mark or designate by beacons (das Fahrwasser, the fairwater or channel of a river).

1880 Rep. Her Majesty's Consuls Manufactures, Commerce, &c., their Consular Districts I. 83 The farewater or channel between Königsberg and Pillau is still quite insufficient in depth for the large trade.

1939 D. F. White Survival through War & Revol. in Russia i. xiii. 237 As we doubled round an elbow where the fairwater ran close inshore, both Krivolapov and I suddenly spied a Red cavalryman.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fairwatern.²

Brit.

/ˈfɛːˌwɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˈfɛrˌwɔdər/,

/ˈfɛrˌwɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fair v., water n.

Etymology: < fair v. + water n.

Chiefly Nautical.

A structure or piece of plating which serves to smooth the lines of a vessel, typically for the purposes of reducing drag. Also: the conning tower of a submarine. Cf. fairing n.² 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > forward edge > streamlining of structure

fairwater1889

1889 Spec. Twin-Screw Propelling Engines (U.S. Navy) 20 A composition casing which will be ½ inch thick where it passes through the bracket-bearing, up to and beyond the fair-water casing.

1910 D. W. Taylor Speed & Power of Ships I. ii. 125 A long fair-water, say of length about twice the diameter of the propeller hub, offers materially less resistance than a short fair-water.

1937 Geogr. Rev. 27 582 Around this protruding part was constructed a wooden fore-and-aft fairwater so as to eliminate as much as possible the noises created by the ship's headway.

1978 Pop. Mech. Mar. 212/3 In front of them an instrument panel indicated..the rate of dive or rise for the stern and fairwater planes.

1990 G. G. Liddy Monkey Handlers xviii. 302 Michael Stone arrived at the intersection of the fairwater and propeller shaft and paused to untape his torch head.

2004 N. Polmar & K. J. Moore Cold War Submarines ii. 14 (caption) She has a stepped fairwater enclosing her masts and periscopes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fairwater
释义	fairwatern.¹ Brit. /ˈfɛːˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈfɛrˌwɔdər/, /ˈfɛrˌwɑdər/ Forms: 1800s farewater, 1800s– fairwater. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: fare v.¹, water n. Etymology: < fare v.¹ + water n., after German Fahrwasser navigable channel (of a waterway) (mid 16th cent. or earlier), with remodelling of the first element after fair adj. Compare earlier fairway n. and see discussion at that entry. Now rare. Esp. in Germany or in German-speaking contexts: a navigable channel, esp. in a river, or in or near a harbour or port. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc. channel1536 thoroughfare1598 swatch1626 traversea1645 pilot water1653 swash1694 pass1698 waterway1759 water lane1779 swatchway1798 fairwater1802 swash-way1839 water gate1850 stoach-way1853 seaway1866 swash channel1885 1802 Commerc. & Agric. Mag. July 69 In digging a new sluiceway at the upper end of the Fairwater at Dantzig, a ship was found buried in the ground at the depth of about 20 feet. 1863 N. I. Lucas Dict. Eng. & German II. 4/1 Abbaken, to mark or designate by beacons (das Fahrwasser, the fairwater or channel of a river). 1880 Rep. Her Majesty's Consuls Manufactures, Commerce, &c., their Consular Districts I. 83 The farewater or channel between Königsberg and Pillau is still quite insufficient in depth for the large trade. 1939 D. F. White Survival through War & Revol. in Russia i. xiii. 237 As we doubled round an elbow where the fairwater ran close inshore, both Krivolapov and I suddenly spied a Red cavalryman. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fairwatern.² Brit. /ˈfɛːˌwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˈfɛrˌwɔdər/, /ˈfɛrˌwɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fair v., water n. Etymology: < fair v. + water n. Chiefly Nautical. A structure or piece of plating which serves to smooth the lines of a vessel, typically for the purposes of reducing drag. Also: the conning tower of a submarine. Cf. fairing n.² 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun] > forward edge > streamlining of structure fairwater1889 1889 Spec. Twin-Screw Propelling Engines (U.S. Navy) 20 A composition casing which will be ½ inch thick where it passes through the bracket-bearing, up to and beyond the fair-water casing. 1910 D. W. Taylor Speed & Power of Ships I. ii. 125 A long fair-water, say of length about twice the diameter of the propeller hub, offers materially less resistance than a short fair-water. 1937 Geogr. Rev. 27 582 Around this protruding part was constructed a wooden fore-and-aft fairwater so as to eliminate as much as possible the noises created by the ship's headway. 1978 Pop. Mech. Mar. 212/3 In front of them an instrument panel indicated..the rate of dive or rise for the stern and fairwater planes. 1990 G. G. Liddy Monkey Handlers xviii. 302 Michael Stone arrived at the intersection of the fairwater and propeller shaft and paused to untape his torch head. 2004 N. Polmar & K. J. Moore Cold War Submarines ii. 14 (caption) She has a stepped fairwater enclosing her masts and periscopes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1802n.²1889
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