| 单词 | irish hurricane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish hurricane Irish hurricane n. Nautical slang a dead calm; (also) a slight drizzle in calm conditions; cf. Irishman's hurricane n. at Irishman n. Compounds.Now likely to be considered offensive. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > complete absence of wind calmness1516 calm1517 malace1623 clock-calm1777 Irishman's hurricane1803 Paddy's hurricane1819 airlessness1831 Irish hurricanea1835 windlessness1916 a1835 D. Price Mem. Field Officer (1839) xvi. 516 We were again accommodated with that abhorrence of sailors, a calm; by our naval wits, denominated an Irish hurricane. 1889 St. Paul (Minnesota) Daily News 27 July 2/3 Not a boat completed the circuit of the buoys in Saturday's regatta, owing to the ‘Irish hurricane’. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 72 Irish hurricane, a flat calm with drizzling rain. 2002 J. McGeary tr. G. Bernardin Sailing around World xii. 120 West-northwesterly winds, squalls, lightning, thunder, followed by another ‘Irish hurricane’ and, to top it off, we were becalmed for nearly 24 hours. < as lemmas |
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