| 单词 | yoke line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyoke line yoke line n. Nautical each of the two ropes, rods, or chains attached to the rudder head and pulled on to steer a vessel; cf. sense 3c(b). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > steering yoke or quadrant > rope or chain yokea1625 wheel-rope1820 yoke line1822 string1852 tiller-lines1889 wheel-chain1891 1822 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. 4 254 The tiller..is, perhaps, twenty feet long..; this serves instead of having yoke lines. 1959 Mariner's Mirror 45 150 The galley was primarily designed for speed, in fair weather, to be pulled..by four rowers and steered by a coxswain, with yoke lines. 2012 R. Sullivan My Amer. Revol. iii. 175 Rob took control of the yokelines, to steer. < as lemmas |
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