| 单词 | tide-maker |
| 释义 | > as lemmastide-maker tide-maker n. that which causes the tides; also, a vessel which is compelled to take advantage of the tide. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > boat dependent on tide tide-boat1576 tidal1866 tidal boat1888 tide-maker1903 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > [noun] > that which causes tide-maker1903 1903 Westm. Gaz. 6 Jan. 4/2 The moon is not only a tide-maker in the marine sense. Its tangential ‘pull’ affects the earth's atmosphere. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 10/2 His hard overworked apprenticeship to the sea in coasting-schooners, in undermanned, under-engined ‘tide-makers’. < as lemmas |
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