| 单词 | nor'-west |
| 例句 | With the wind astern as it was when they squared away with Cape Horn frowning to the nor'-west the Star was a shooting star, as they said for'ard. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z It's only about fifty miles to the nor'-west. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Seven hundred feet below and speeding away to the nor'-west were a couple of the "Hippodrome's" seaplanes. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z He could take Jim's schooner, here, and mosey out nor'-west, and then jest nat'rally pick us up after we gets good and started. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z The weather was good, with a pleasant nor'-west wind; so the sails were hoisted to aid the screw. Round the World in Eighty Days There 's never a man in the barony would venture over the same path with a storm ragin' from the nor'-west.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune On a day of high action in sea and sky we fled, hot-foot, before the fury of a nor'-west gale. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "Orficer of the watch's compliments, sir," reported the man, "an' there's a Danish vessel; making to the nor'-west, distant three miles." Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Nor'-nor'-west, with perhaps half a point more north in it, sir. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Towards evening a nor'-west course was set, which the troops generally accepted as sufficient evidence that Colombo would be the next port of call. The Tale of a Trooper "No, sir, not a bit; it's been nor'-west all day, and I don't believe its goin' to change afore night." Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Out in the nor'-west the haze was lifting, and a faint grey line of ruffled water showed beyond the glassy surface of our encircling calm. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The wind now began to blow steadily from the nor'-west; but not so hard as to stop our tryworks for more than an hour. Fighting the Whales A fine nor'-west breeze had come that would lift our dreaded rival far to the south'ard on her way round Cape Horn! Great Sea Stories Steering, nor'-nor'-west, each following close upon the next ahead, they rode in deep silence. The Tale of a Trooper Well, the water on board was beginning to smell; so he ran in through the nor'-west entrance of Providence Channel, anchored just inside, and sent his casks ashore to be refilled. Lady Good-for-Nothing The nor'-west breeze still held, though blowing light, and under a spread of canvas we were leaning away to the south'ard on a course for the Line Crossing. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea A nor'-west breeze had just got up—distinctly cool. Rewards and Fairies Then again, Bully was on the point of being dismissed his ship for not taking full advantage of a puff of nor'-west wind that came and went on Thursday night. Great Sea Stories "Do me the favour to turn your eyes here, to the nor'-west You see an opening there that looks like a crouching lion; is it not so?" Homeward Bound or, the Chase But bitterly deceiv'd were they, When off North England's shore, The vessel in a nor'-west gale, Did labor more and more. Canada and Other Poems But the Old Man hung on to his canvas as the southing wind allowed us to go 'full and by' to the nor'-west. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Souls for whom the wind is always nor'-nor'-west, and they sail nearer success than failure, and nearer wisdom than lunacy. Letters from America The Hilda was doing well before a steady nor'-west wind, but the weather—though nothing misty—was dark as a pall. Great Sea Stories "Take a little punch, sir," interrupted the captain, again, whose hard nor'-west face was set in the most demure attention. Homeward Bound or, the Chase It is curious that sheep always feed head to wind in a nor'-west gale, whereas they will drift for miles before a sou'-wester. Station Life in New Zealand We catch the nor'-west in full force, but are sheltered from the sou'-west, which, with us, is a quiet wind, accompanied with gentle drizzling but cold rain, and, in the winter, snow. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement Off Ushant it was westerly, and veered to the nor'-west just before they sighted the Land's End: never was such a charming passage from the Cape. Hard Cash Then again, Bully was on the point of being dismissed his ship for not taking full advantage of a puff of nor'-west wind that came and went on Thursday night. .~.~. Great Sea Stories Bruce looks at it too, and sees the writing as plainly as can be, in these words: 'Steer to the nor'-west.' The Two Destinies Ready for sea; the cargo all aboard, Cleared for Barbadoes, and a fair wind blowing From nor'-nor'-west; and I, an idle lubber, Laid neck and heels by that confounded bond! The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A fine nor'-west breeze had come that would lift our dreaded rival far to the south'ard on her way round Cape Horn! Great Sea Stories The Hilda was doing well before a steady nor'-west wind, but the weather—though nothing misty—was dark as a pall. Great Sea Stories |
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