| 单词 | hand lead |
| 释义 | > as lemmashand lead hand lead n. Nautical (now chiefly historical) a small lead (lead n.1 6a) used in taking soundings in shallow water, typically of a depth of less than 20 fathoms. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > sounding-line or -rod sounding-line1336 plumbc1425 lead-line1485 handline1535 bolye1552 fathom line1598 plumb line1648 sounda1653 hand lead1669 plumbing line1671 plumbing rope1693 sounder1811 sea-line1828 1669 H. Brayne Inventorie Shipp Carolina 17 Aug. in L. Cheves Shaftesbury Papers (2000) 139 Foure hand Leads. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 314 Sometimes we should have seven Fathom on one Side of the Ship, and no Ground with the Hand Lead on the other. 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 384 The hand-lead-line, which is generally 20 fathoms in length, is worked at every 2 or 3 fathoms. 2004 J. Stockwin Quarterdeck (2005) xii. 303 Poulden..would send the hand-lead plummeting down, singing out in cadence the exact depth of water. < as lemmas |
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