| 单词 | irishman's hurricane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrishman's hurricane Irishman's hurricane n. Nautical slang = Irish hurricane n. at Irish adj. and n. Compounds 3. 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 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. x. 428 It is almost an Irishman's hurricane. 1827 J. F. Cooper Red Rover III. v. 107 There was an Irishman's hurricane, right up and down, for a day. 1873 ‘Vanderdecken’ Yachts & Yachting xxxi. 264 She is like a hurrah's nest, or a billyboy caught in an Irishman's hurricane! 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 121 Irishman's hurricane, a slight drizzle in a calm. 1976 N.Y. Times 23 June 29/1 ‘It's pretty close to an Irishmans hurricane,’ said Red Shannon, the sailmaster. < as lemmas |
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