单词 | foreganger |
释义 | foreganger|ˈfɔəgæŋə(r)| [f. fore- prefix + ganger; = Ger. vorgänger, Du. voorganger.] †1. One who or that which goes before: a. a fore-runner, a harbinger; b. a predecessor. Obs.
1340Hampole Pr. Consc. 4152, I hald þir gret mysdoers Als anticrist lyms and his forgangers. c1460Towneley Myst. (Surtees) 165, I go before bodword to bere, And as forgangere am I send. 2. Naut. a. ‘A short piece of rope immediately connecting the line with the shank of the harpoon, when spanned for killing’ (Adm. Smyth). Cf. foregoer, -runner. b. (See quot. 1867.) [So Du. voorganger.]
1794Rigging & Seamanship I. 64 Yarn for foregangers is made of the best dressed long hemp. 1823Scoresby Jrnl. Whale Fishery 288 The ‘fore-ganger’, or that part of the line immediately connected with the harpoon. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Fore-ganger of the Chain Bower Cables, is a length of 15 fathoms of stouter chain, in consequence of greater wear and tear near the anchor. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:foreganger英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语