| 单词 | to crowd sail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto crowd sail 9. Nautical. to crowd sail: to hoist an unusual number of sails on a ship; to carry a press of sail for the purpose of speed.The phrase appears to be derived from sense 2 by confusion or association with the common modern sense. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > spread (more) sail > make all possible sail to pack on1562 to crowd sail1687 to press (on) sail (also canvas)1750 crack1824 1687 London Gaz. No. 2251/4 They crowded all the Sail they could possible make after us. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 112 In crowding Sail to come up with her. 1844 W. H. Maxwell Wanderings in Highlands & Islands I. xiii. 227 Canvass was crowded on the Clorinde. < as lemmas |
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