单词 | unstep |
释义 | unstepv. (un- prefix2 1c, 1 + step v. 11, 7.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > build a ship [verb (transitive)] > fit out or equip > rig > furnish with masts > remove mast from step unstep1853 1853 C. Reade Christie Johnstone xiii. 202 Flucker..unstepped his mast in two fathom water. 1883 Man. Seamanship for Boys' Training Ships Royal Navy 243 If there is anything wrong at the mast-head,..unstep the mast and rectify it. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 May 2/1 The novelty consists in the mast being made to unstep in rough weather. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1853 |
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