单词 | open water lead |
释义 | > as lemmasopen water lead 2. A channel of water through an ice field. More fully open water lead. Cf. lead n.2 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > through ice waterlead1853 land-lead1856 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xvii. 130 To seaward, open water-leads gladden us in every direction. 1910 R. F. Scott Jrnl. 30 Dec. in Last Exped. (1913) I. ii. 73 A water lead would mysteriously open up a few miles away or the place where it had been would as mysteriously close. 1962 Survival, Training Ed. (U.S. Air Force) vi. 6/1 During a short period in the month of October, quick freezes of the open water leads bring about conditions favorable for smooth-ice hunting. 2012 R. B. Macdonald North Star Herschel Island xv. 217 An open water lead has a way of closing in suddenly if there is the slightest wind. < as lemmas |
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