单词 | sand-yacht |
释义 | sand-yachtn. A sail-driven craft mounted on a three- or four-wheeled chassis, used for sailing on sand. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > other non-self-propelled vehicles > [noun] > land vehicle driven by sails sailing-waggon1707 sailing-chariot1759 sailing-car1884 sand-yacht1912 land-yacht1928 1912 Car 6 Nov. 458/2 Some of the sand-yachts have three wheels; others have four wheels. 1924 F. M. Ford Joseph Conrad iv. 227 Knocke was just within the Belgian border. You could run in a sand-yacht in front of the dunes, right to Sluys. 1960 ‘L. Lamplugh’ Sixpenny Runner ii. 21 By sailing he meant sand-yacht sailing..along the four-mile stretch of sands. 1967 Daily Tel. 21 Feb. 15/1 Sand yachts in the first race across the Sahara..are 70 miles from Tindouf. 1970 R. Marr in Sports Stories for Boys 309 The Sandsprite was a sand yacht, a sleek, streamlined vessel of gleaming aluminium and scarlet enamel, mounted on three motor-cycle wheels. 1980 West Lancs. Evening Gaz. 23 June 5 Action from the sandyacht racing at Fylde International Sand Yacht Club. Derivatives ˈsand-yachter n. one who uses a sand-yacht. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > [noun] > specific type > participant sand-yachter1960 sand-yachtsman1967 1960 ‘L. Lamplugh’ Sixpenny Runner vii. 76 Keith had spent most of the week with the sand-yachters..on Brenstowe beach. 1970 Daily Tel. 23 May 9 Sensible sand~yachters wear a crash helmet. 1980 West Lancs. Evening Gaz. 23 June The following Fylde sandyachters were chosen for the British team. ˈsand-yachting n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > [noun] > specific type sand-yachting1922 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > [adjective] > specific type sand-yachting1922 1922 Car 6 Nov. 458/2 (heading) Sand-yachting on the Belgian coast. 1937 Illustr. London News 21 Aug. 315 Sailing the desert at 45 m.p.h.: the thrilling sport of sand~yachting at an R.A.F. station in Egypt. 1960 ‘L. Lamplugh’ Sixpenny Runner xv. 157 His sand-yachting pals. 1973 Country Life 25 Jan. 218/1 Ideal wind speeds for sand yachting are between 12 and 20 m.p.h. ˈsand-yachtsman n. = sand-yachter n. above. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > yachting and sailing > [noun] > specific type > participant sand-yachter1960 sand-yachtsman1967 1967 Sunday Times 28 May 19 Forty sand yachtsmen from six countries had a disappointing day at St. Annes, Lancashire, yesterday when races for the international..sand yacht championships were unable to be started. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1912 |
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