请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 sand-yacht
释义

sand-yachtn.

Forms: Also sand yacht, sandyacht.
Etymology: < sand n.2 + yacht n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsand-yacht.
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
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/1 12:03:26