单词 | halfwater |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-water half-water n. rare = half tide n. Π 1773 J. Adams Young Sea-officer's Assistant i. 20 When it is half-water, you have a tide to work in with. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xix. 152 The low, sandy spit..is joined at half-water to Skeleton Island. 1952 G. Household Tales of Adventurers 150 We found that at half water Antigua could anchor within fifty feet of the shore, and that we didn't need a boat. half-water half-water n. = half-tide n. ΚΠ 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xix. 152 The low, sandy spit..is joined at half-water to Skeleton Island. < as lemmas |
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