单词 | land-lubbing |
释义 | land-lubbing, a. [Irreg. f. land-lubber.] Land-lubberly.
1885Punch 29 Aug. 100/2 The Judge, a land-lubbing chap in a wig. 1927Daily Express 4 Oct. 3/3 We land⁓lubbing civilians know less about the Navy than our maiden aunts might be expected to know about alimony. 1960House & Garden Aug. 31/2 Judged by sea-going or land-lubbing standards. 1966Economist 21 May 799/2 Many..seamen are obeying their union's strike call with more enthusiasm than some landlubbing trade unionists would. 1974Sci. Amer. June 132/2 The line-of-sight land⁓lubbing microwave relay networks are too expensive. What can the engineers do in orbit? |

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