单词 | redningskoite |
释义 | redningskoiten. A type of sailing lifeboat used around the coast of Norway, designed to be both stable and manoeuvrable in heavy seas. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > lifeboat or raft boatlOE lifeboat1797 safety boat1814 life raft1819 life craft1844 raft1849 redningskoite1906 Carley float1915 crash boat1936 1906 H. W. Smyth Mast & Sail 434 Redningskoïte, a Norwegian sea-keeping lifeboat for assisting the Northland fishing fleets in bad weather. 1935 C. E. T. Lewis Lifeboats & their Conversion ii. 39 The cruising lifeboats of Scandinavia and Russia as typified by the Norwegian ketch-rigged redningsshöites. The main duty of these craft is to keep in touch with the herring fleets throughout the winter, and render any help required. 1962 D. Phillips-Birt Fore & Aft Sailing Craft vii. 177 The redningskoite is illustrated in Figs 89, 90, and 91. The Norwegian term is rendered literally as ‘rescue sailing ship’. 2001 Irish Times (Nexis) 12 May 67 His yard in Tolderodden at Larvik, near Oslo was the home of the Redningskoites, tough double-ended sailing lifeboats designed by Archer to handle the demanding conditions of Norway's west coast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1906 |
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