| 单词 | norwegian steam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNorwegian steam Norwegian steam n. U.S. slang (chiefly Nautical) hard manual work or physical effort. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > capacity for exertion of mechanical force > man-power people power1649 manpower1825 muscle force1897 Norwegian steam1944 personpower1973 1944 Amer. Speech 19 106 Norwegian steam is brute manpower,..from the tradition of the fine sailing ships. 1970 Sea Breezes Nov. 717/2 All the hoisting and hauling is done by hand—‘Norwegian steam’ as we used to say years ago. 1998 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 13 June a15 The ship had to be moved up next to the dock by park workers walking around a capstan and pushing, a process old sailors call using ‘Norwegian steam’. < as lemmas |
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