| 单词 | to put the helm a-port |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto put the helm a-port On or towards the port side of the ship, or the left side when looking forward. to put the helm a-port (= ‘to port the helm’): to move the rudder to the starboard side, making the ship turn to the right. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [adverb] > on or to port a-port1543 larboard1647 1543–4 High Court of Admiralty Exam. (Rypper's Depos.) 11 Jan. 92 The sayd [ship] mighte have layed his helme a porte. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. v. 24 The haling them is called the Topping the Lifts, as top a starboard, or top a port. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. iii. 39/2 Making them both to beare vp, the one aport, and the other a starbord. 1795 Ld. Nelson in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) II. 13 Braced up our after-yards, put the helm a-port, and stood after her again. 1813 R. Southey Life Nelson I. iii. 124 They..put the helm a-port, and stood after her again. < as lemmas |
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