| 单词 | belt swimmer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbelt swimmer c. Australian and New Zealand. A wide belt with line attached, worn by a person (esp. a member of a surf life-saving team) who swims to the rescue of another person. Also attributive, as belt rescue, belt swimmer, etc. See also beltman n. 3. ΚΠ 1905 Sunday Sun (Sydney) 31 Dec. 6/5 Two young men..ran to the life-saving apparatus, consisting of a line and belt, and rushed into the surf after the distressed swimmers. 1922 Brisbane Courier 23 Dec. 4/2 Feeling unable to swim to shore,..he signalled for help... A new member of the Kirra Surf Life Saving brigade..swam out in the belt. 1987 Victor Harbor (Austral.) Times 22 Apr. 18 The day-long examination involved..reel, line and belt rescues, board and tube rescues, [etc.]. 2014 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 9 Jan. 4 Tributes flowed for the ‘larger than life man’ who..was..regarded by many as one of the country's best body surfers and belt swimmers. < as lemmas |
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