| 单词 | holding ground |
| 释义 | > as lemmasholding ground holding ground n. (a) a bottom in which an anchor will hold, anchorage; also figurative; (b) a site for storing floating timber. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [noun] > action, fact, or opportunity of anchoring > conditions admitting of anchoring > bottom suitable for anchoring ground1619 groundage1637 holding ground1753 the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [noun] > site for storing floating timber timber-pond1840 rafting works1886 holding ground1957 1753 T. Woodroofe in J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. lix. 393 There is 3 fathoms water, and a good holding ground. 1839 F. Marryat Phantom Ship II. xxiii. 237 The anchor..dragged from..bad holding-ground. 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece VI. ii. i. 334 The assembly and the dikastery were Kleon's theatre and holding-ground. 1957 Brit. Commonw. Forest Terminol.: Pt. II (Empire Forestry Assoc.) 2 Holding ground, a boom site for storing timber. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 116 Holding ground, the nature of the bottom and its holding quality for purposes of anchoring. < as lemmas |
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