单词 | crank-sided |
释义 | crank-ˈsided, a. Naut. [See crank a.2, which appears first in this comb.] = crank a.2
1626Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 13 A ship cranke sided. a1649Winthrop New Eng. (1853) II. 337 The ship..was very crank-sided, so it was conceived she was overset in a great tempest. 1658–1706in Phillips. 1711Milit. & Sea Dict. s.v. Crank, A Ship is said to be crank-sided when she will bear but small Sail, and lie down very much with little Wind. 1884Harper's Mag. Aug. 422/2 The ship of state at that time was a crank-sided concern. |

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