“windsail”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

windsail

释义

windsail|ˈwɪndseɪl|
[f. wind n.¹ + sail n.¹]
1. Naut. A long wide tube or funnel of sail-cloth used for ventilating a ship.
1741Phil. Trans. XLII. 65 The Wind-Sails..are usually between 25 and 30 Foot long, according to the Size of the Ship.1835Marryat Olla Podr. iii, I trimmed my ear like a windsail in the tropics.1842Dickens in Forster Life (1872) I. 321 From the roof, a couple of windsails dangled and drooped, limp and useless.
2. A sail of a windmill.
1725De Foe Tour Gt. Brit. II. 151 Here are some wonderful Engines for throwing up Water,..one..goes by Wind-Sails, 12 Wings or Sails to a Mill.1843Penny Cycl. XXVII. 450/2. 1883 Meredith Poems, Sense & Spirit 8 We go distraught, At best but circle-windsails of a mill.

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