| 单词 | to shorten in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shorten in b. to shorten in: to heave in (the cable) so that a shorter length remains overboard. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > anchor (a ship) > slacken off or shorten (cable) to stick out1770 to shorten in1803 1803 in Naval Documents U.S. Wars Barbary Powers (U.S. Office Naval Records) (1941) III. 39 When at Single Anchor, he is to attend the ship at the turnings of the tide and be careful that in little winds the cable be shortened in. 1854 G. B. Richardson Univ. Code (ed. 12) v. 1284 Shorten in cable. 1854 G. B. Richardson Univ. Code (ed. 12) v. 4981 Shorten in tow-lines. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. (at cited word) Shorten in, when alluding to the anchor, by heaving in cable. < as lemmas |
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