英语词汇“press sail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

press sail n. [origin uncertain; perhaps < press v.¹ + sail n.¹] Nautical (now historical). = press of sail at sense 11b.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > as much sail as ship will carry

press sail1592

press of sail1751

pressing sail1774

pressure of canvas1823

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. G4 I my self..make my stile carry a presse saile.

a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 331/2 Keeping the Sea..with a contrary Wind, foul Weather, and a press Sail.

1726 N. Uring Hist. Voy. & Trav. 94 In about two Hours, by carrying a Press Sail, and having a Head Sea, we had the Misfortune to spring our Main Top-Mast.

1919 Lima (Ohio) Times-Democrat 21 July 8/3 Bluewater..bore down on the triumphant French under a press sail..and wrested victory from defeat.

†c. transitive. Nautical to press (on) sail (also canvas) = to crowd sail at crowd v.¹ 9. Cf. press n.¹ 11b, press sail n. at press n.¹ Compounds 2c. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail

to pack on1562

to crowd sail1687

to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750

crack1824

1602 J. Brereton Briefe Relation Discouerie Virginia 3 Our barke being weake, we were loth to presse her with much saile.]

1750 Minutes Proc. Trial Rear-Admiral Knowles 81 Did..the Spanish Squadron..press Sail, in order to gain the Wind?

1832 E. C. Wines Two Years & Half in Navy I. 132 Men of war do not carry cargoes, and under ordinary circumstances there is no necessity for pressing on canvass.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxv. 439 The second mate..was afraid to press sail.

1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 98 Press on sail, to see if you can come in.

1914 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 2 Dec. He assumed that the English admiral would not follow him, but Hawke pressed on sail and opened fire as darkness was falling.

单词	press sail
释义	> as lemmas press sail press sail n. [origin uncertain; perhaps < press v.¹ + sail n.¹] Nautical (now historical). = press of sail at sense 11b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > [noun] > as much sail as ship will carry press sail1592 press of sail1751 pressing sail1774 pressure of canvas1823 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. G4 I my self..make my stile carry a presse saile. a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 331/2 Keeping the Sea..with a contrary Wind, foul Weather, and a press Sail. 1726 N. Uring Hist. Voy. & Trav. 94 In about two Hours, by carrying a Press Sail, and having a Head Sea, we had the Misfortune to spring our Main Top-Mast. 1919 Lima (Ohio) Times-Democrat 21 July 8/3 Bluewater..bore down on the triumphant French under a press sail..and wrested victory from defeat. extracted from pressn.¹ to press (on) sail (also canvas) †c. transitive. Nautical to press (on) sail (also canvas) = to crowd sail at crowd v.¹ 9. Cf. press n.¹ 11b, press sail n. at press n.¹ Compounds 2c. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail to pack on1562 to crowd sail1687 to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750 crack1824 1602 J. Brereton Briefe Relation Discouerie Virginia 3 Our barke being weake, we were loth to presse her with much saile.] 1750 Minutes Proc. Trial Rear-Admiral Knowles 81 Did..the Spanish Squadron..press Sail, in order to gain the Wind? 1832 E. C. Wines Two Years & Half in Navy I. 132 Men of war do not carry cargoes, and under ordinary circumstances there is no necessity for pressing on canvass. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxv. 439 The second mate..was afraid to press sail. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 98 Press on sail, to see if you can come in. 1914 Indiana (Pa.) Weekly Messenger 2 Dec. He assumed that the English admiral would not follow him, but Hawke pressed on sail and opened fire as darkness was falling. extracted from pressv.¹ < as lemmas
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