| 单词 | tail-heavy |
| 释义 | > as lemmastail-heavy tail-heavy adj. of a motor vehicle, boat, etc.: having a tendency for the rear end to bear down more than the front. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > specific movements or positions of aircraft > [adjective] > tendency of rear end to bear down tail-heavy1916 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > heavy at rear tail-heavy1916 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 110 The aeroplane will, in flight, be nose-heavy or tail-heavy. 1923 G. Sturt Wheelwright's Shop Gloss. 223 Tail-heavy, the opposite fault to fore-heavy. In a tail-heavy cart the tendency was to lift the horse off the ground. 1957 A. C. Clarke Deep Range iv. 48 By keeping the torp tail-heavy and nose-up he was able to scorch along on the surface like a speed-boat. 1978 R. V. Jones Most Secret War xvi. 131 The weight of two cameras, about 120 lbs., would pull back the centre of gravity of the aircraft making it ‘tail heavy’ and dangerous to fly. < as lemmas |
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