| 单词 | paddle punt |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaddle punt b. With the sense ‘having, or propelled by, paddles’, as paddle punt, paddle tug, etc.Cf. also paddle boat n., paddle steamer n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1889 Academy 27 July 52/3 He was in command of the paddle-sloop Argus. 1909 Yachting Monthly Dec. 93/2 The ‘paddle punt’ is about 14 ft. long, strongly built on the Deal model. 1923 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. viii. 152 For long tows at sea the screw tug is the most efficient, as owing to the propellers being totally submerged they are not affected by the sea to the same extent as paddle tugs. 1955 Times 6 June 6/6 Experience has shown that paddle tugs are more efficient than screw-driven tugs for work in confined basins because of their great manoeuvrability and power. 1996 Vermont Life Autumn 9/1 The Champlain Kayak Club and the Lake Champlain Committee held a celebratory flotilla of paddlecraft last summer. < as lemmas |
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