| 单词 | fore-and-aft rig |
| 例句 | It is a well-known fact that the fore-and-aft rig was best understood in America, where it had really been brought to perfection. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Technically speaking, the endangered vessel is not a ship, but a barque, as betokened by the fore-and-aft rig of her mizenmast. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure The advantage of the square-rig over the fore-and-aft rig is, that the sails, being smaller and more numerous, are more easily managed, and require fewer men or “hands” to work them. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Then he went on giving me explanations about the sail, and which was a lug-sail, what was meant by fore-and-aft rig, and a dozen other things, showing me the while too how to steer. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas The fore-and-aft rig alone would enable a vessel to tack, as it is called, and this could only be used with craft of moderate tonnage. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 "Why, from her fore-and-aft rig, and the cut of her mainsail, I should say she's down from the port of London; but I'll signal the commodore to come and introduce us!" Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby His invention was the Yankee schooner of fore-and-aft rig, and he gave to this type of vessel its name. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors As I have said, I know nothing of racing and but little of fore-and-aft rig; but the advantages of such a rig are obvious, especially for purposes of pleasure, whether in cruising or racing. The Mirror of the Sea The fore-and-aft rig in its simplicity and the beauty of its aspect under every angle of vision is, I believe, unapproachable. The Mirror of the Sea Of those three varieties of fore-and-aft rig, the cutter—the racing rig par excellence—is of an appearance the most imposing, from the fact that practically all her canvas is in one piece. The Mirror of the Sea Lightness and concentrated power are the great qualities of fore-and-aft rig. The Mirror of the Sea |
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