单词 | in ballast |
释义 | > as lemmasin ballast 2. Nautical. in ballast. extracted from ballastn.ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [phrase] > in the hold in ballast1592 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [phrase] > in the capacity of ballast in ballast1866 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. C3 v Hee will to the sea..and..lyes in brine in Balist, and is lamentable sicke. c1630 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon §272 Ninety were sick on the ballast. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. v. 73 Smuggler, when his guns are in ballast..pirate,..when he gets them mounted. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xviii. 423 Sea-coal was taken in ballast. b. Of a ship: laden with ballast only.Cf. quot. 1651 at balance n.1 7b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > cargo vessel > trading vessel [phrase] > laden with ballast only in ballast1691 1691 London Gaz. No. 2637/3 Merchant-men bound in Ballast from Havre de Grace. 1769 Jrnl. 25 May in A. J. Wahll Voy. Canceaux (2003) 136 Arrived here two ships from London in ballast. 1878 in Daily News 26 Sept. 2/3 When in ballast the Bywell Castle draws 12 feet aft. 1935 Times 19 Jan. 4/7 The steamer, which was understood to be in ballast, was bound from Baltimore for Halifax. 1991 Ships Monthly Apr. 16/1 The ship was in ballast, and well out of the water. < as lemmas |
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