| 单词 | lee-helm |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslee-helm lee-helm n. the helm when ‘down’ (cf. down with the helm at helm n.2 1c). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > tendency to go off course sag1589 weather-helm1691 griping1769 slackness1877 lee-helm1883 weathercocking1952 1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy (1886) 78 If carrying too much weather~helm, shift the weights further aft; if lee-helm, further forward. 1948 R. de Kerchove Internat. Maritime Dict. 407/1 A sailing craft is said to carry lee helm when the helm has to be kept alee to counteract slackness and keep it on its course. 1962 A. G. Course Dict. Naut. Terms 120 Lee helm, a term used in sailing ships to indicate that the tiller is to leeward and the rudder and wheel to windward. < as lemmas |
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