单词 | leeway |
释义 | leewayn. The lateral drift of a ship to leeward of her course; the amount of deviation thus produced. Also to make, fetch up, make up leeway. angle of leeway: see angle of leeway n. at angle n.2 Phrases 2h. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > compensate > make up time or distance to make, fetch up, make up leeway1669 to save one's distance (also time)1790 to make up (lost) ground1890 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > deviation or drift sag1589 leeway1669 drift1671 driftway1721 leeward-way1727 sagging1769 driftage1862 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. ii. 145 To give allowance to your Course according to the Lee-way you have made. 1744 Philos. Trans. 1742–3 (Royal Soc.) 42 414 The same Theory is applied to the Motion of Ships, abstracting from the Lee-way, but having regard to the Velocity of the Ship. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 248 To fear that the tide would fail before we should fetch up our lee-way. 1841 R. H. Dana Seaman's Friend 113 Leeway, what a vessel loses by drifting to leeward. When sailing close-hauled with all sail set, a vessel should make no leeway. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island v. xxiii. 184 Do as you pleased, she [sc. the boat] always made more leeway than anything else. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1669 |
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