单词 | to stream the buoy |
释义 | > as lemmasto stream the buoy 11. Nautical. to stream the buoy: to throw the anchor-buoy overboard before casting anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > anchor > anchor in specific manner stern the buoy1711 to stream the buoy1769 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Buoy-rope To stream the buoy, is to let it fall from the ship's side into the water..that it may not be retarded by the buoy-rope as it sinks. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast x. 23 After the topsails had been sheeted home,..and the buoys streamed, and all ready forward for slipping. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 162 Stream the buoy, and heave the anchor over. < as lemmas |
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