单词 | no near! |
释义 | > as lemmasno near! c. Nautical. no near! (also near!): a command to a helmsman to come no closer to the wind, or to fall off to leeward.For examples where near does not appear to have a comparative sense, cf. near adv.2 6d. Cf. also close adj. 15c, and wind n.1 23. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [interjection] > order to come no closer to wind no near!c1500 near!1769 c1500 Pilgrims Sea-voyage 29 in F. J. Furnivall Stations of Rome (1867) i. 38 Go to the helm!..no nere! 1616 T. Coryate Traveller for Eng. Wits 54 With Starboord, Larboorde, Helme, Alee, Full, Come no neere: 'tis done quoth he, who at the Helme doth stand. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 37 No neere, ease the Helme, or beare vp, is to let her fall to Lee-ward. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 18 No near, keep her full. 1710 Polit. Ballads (1860) II. 80 Avast, cried out the Admiral, No-near, you rogues, no-near. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at No nearer! It is often abbreviated into no near, and sometimes into near; and is generally applied when the sails shake in the wind. 1841 R. H. Dana Seaman's Man. 116 ‘Near!’ the order to the helmsman when he is too near the wind. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 494 Near, and No Near, synonymous terms used as a warning to the helmsman when too near the wind, not to come closer to it, but to keep the weather-helm in hand. < as lemmas |
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