单词 | stern the buoy |
释义 | > as lemmasstern the buoy 3. To place astern, in the phrase stern the buoy (see quot. 1711). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor > anchor in specific manner stern the buoy1711 to stream the buoy1769 1711 Mil. & Sea Dict. (ed. 4) at Buoy Stern the Buoy; that is, before they let the Anchor fall, whilst the Ship has Way, they put the Buoy into the Water, so that the Buoy-Rope may be stretch'd out strait, that so the Anchor may fall clear from entangling it self with the Buoy-Rope. < as lemmas |
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