Found 1 hit - Term: to wind a ship, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wind \wind\, v. t. imp. p. p. winded; p. pr. vb. n.
winding.
1913 webster
1. to expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
1913 webster
2. to perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
the hounds winded the game.
1913 webster
3.
a to drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
breath.
b to rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
be recovered; to breathe.
1913 webster
to wind a ship naut., to turn it end for end, so that the
wind strikes it on the opposite side.
1913 webster
see also:
winded winding to wind a ship
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about to wind a ship: Clipper Ship
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Clipper Ship, definition of term: Clipper Ship
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Chinook Wind, definition of term: Chinook Wind
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Breaking Wind, definition of term: Breaking Wind
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Break Wind, definition of term: Break Wind
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