单词 | surfmanship |
释义 | > as lemmassurfmanship surfmanship n. skill in sailing, swimming, surfing, etc., in heavy surf; spec. (U.S., now chiefly historical) the ability skilfully to operate a surf boat (cf. surfman n.). ΚΠ 1880 Scribner's Monthly Jan. 334 Until 1871..surfmanship was not a standard of qualification. 1921 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 2 Apr. 1/2 The official report on the incident says of the four men that their ‘superb surfmanship..overcame well-nigh insuperable obstacles’. 1993 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 19 Dec. 56 If a big surf does roll in, then it will really get down to the competitor with the best surfmanship. 2000 D. L. Noble Lifeboat Sailors i. 16 The crew..knew they needed the same skills in surfmanship that the other two boats had displayed just to survive. < as lemmas |
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