quarter linen.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtə lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdər ˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., line n.²

Etymology: < quarter n. + line n.²

Nautical.

1. The position of ships in a column when each successive vessel has its bows abaft the beam of the one in front, and a little to one side. Also more fully bow and quarter line. Cf. bowline n.¹ 3, quarter n. 24a.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > sailing in company > specific position

quarter line?1779

?1779 Signals & Instr. (Royal Navy) 23 If the Squadron should be in a Bow and Quarter Line to windward of the enemy.

1796 Let. 10 June in Bull. Campaign (1797) 85 At Nine A. M. they formed themselves in a close Bow and Quarter Line, and continued to run from us in that Position, the largest Ship under easy Sail.

1842 J. F. Cooper Two Admirals II. ii. 17 This will bring the leading vessels considerably to windward of those astern, and may possibly throw the fleet into a bow and quarter line.

1875 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. (ed. 2) i. 22 A Column is said to be in Quarter Line when the ships are ranged in one line abaft each others' beam, but not right astern.

1957 S. W. Roskill H.M.S. Warspite viii. 234 He first turned to the south-west, bringing the ships into quarter-line.

2005 N. Tracy in A. Stilwell Trafalgar Compan. v. 136 Anson also introduced into British tactics the Line of Bearing Formation, or the ‘Bow and Quarter Line’.

a. A line cast from a vessel's quarter (quarter n. 24a).

ΚΠ

1819 T. Morton Patent in London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. (1820) 1 18 The vessel..having bow and quarter lines to steady her.

1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log vii. 146 The quarter-line is cast overboard.

1956 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 3 Jan. aa 11/3 Two quarter lines and one stern line are used to hold the dredge in lieu of the spuds when the dredge is operating at extreme depths or in heavy seas.

1990 T. Cunliffe Easy on Helm xi. 98 The wall is approached by going astern until you are close enough to send two quarter lines ashore.

†b. A line fastened to the underside of a seine to assist in drawing it in. Obsolete.

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1891 Cent. Dict. 4898/2 Quarter-line,..an additional line extending to the under side of the bag of a seine. As the bag approaches the shore, this line is from time to time drawn upon to relieve the strain upon the wings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quarter line
释义	quarter linen. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtə lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdər ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quarter n., line n.² Etymology: < quarter n. + line n.² Nautical. 1. The position of ships in a column when each successive vessel has its bows abaft the beam of the one in front, and a little to one side. Also more fully bow and quarter line. Cf. bowline n.¹ 3, quarter n. 24a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > sailing in company > specific position quarter line?1779 ?1779 Signals & Instr. (Royal Navy) 23 If the Squadron should be in a Bow and Quarter Line to windward of the enemy. 1796 Let. 10 June in Bull. Campaign (1797) 85 At Nine A. M. they formed themselves in a close Bow and Quarter Line, and continued to run from us in that Position, the largest Ship under easy Sail. 1842 J. F. Cooper Two Admirals II. ii. 17 This will bring the leading vessels considerably to windward of those astern, and may possibly throw the fleet into a bow and quarter line. 1875 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. (ed. 2) i. 22 A Column is said to be in Quarter Line when the ships are ranged in one line abaft each others' beam, but not right astern. 1957 S. W. Roskill H.M.S. Warspite viii. 234 He first turned to the south-west, bringing the ships into quarter-line. 2005 N. Tracy in A. Stilwell Trafalgar Compan. v. 136 Anson also introduced into British tactics the Line of Bearing Formation, or the ‘Bow and Quarter Line’. 2. a. A line cast from a vessel's quarter (quarter n. 24a). ΚΠ 1819 T. Morton Patent in London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. (1820) 1 18 The vessel..having bow and quarter lines to steady her. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log vii. 146 The quarter-line is cast overboard. 1956 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 3 Jan. aa 11/3 Two quarter lines and one stern line are used to hold the dredge in lieu of the spuds when the dredge is operating at extreme depths or in heavy seas. 1990 T. Cunliffe Easy on Helm xi. 98 The wall is approached by going astern until you are close enough to send two quarter lines ashore. †b. A line fastened to the underside of a seine to assist in drawing it in. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. 4898/2 Quarter-line,..an additional line extending to the under side of the bag of a seine. As the bag approaches the shore, this line is from time to time drawn upon to relieve the strain upon the wings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1779
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