| 单词 | southwester |
| 例句 | There's a nice southwester blowing now, and under the big lugsail we ought to overhaul the canoe before he does so. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z He secured her a seat; the repentant quarantine officer supplied her with a ticket, and then, shaking hands again with his father's friend, Montjoy hurried to the southwester, which was threatening to get under way. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z This he formed out of a blanket and two southwesters, so that it resembled the sleeping form of a man. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Patiently thou wilt wait till the mad southwester spend itself, saving thyself by dextrous science of defense the while; valiantly, with swift decision, wilt thou strike in, when the favoring east, the Possible, springs up. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose It was easier than a southwester would have been, but that was the best that could be said for it. More Jonathan Papers A southwester, which is usually pronounced and sometimes spelled "sou'wester," is a hat made from yellow oilskin, waterproof, and it can be tied on under the chin so it won't blow off. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony The vessel was bowling along under a brisk southwester, which he found had been blowing steadily almost from the moment he had left the helm. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India He was like a grampus when he set his teeth, and a southwester couldn't blow harder if he chose. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance It was a warm, damp morning and the trees shaken by the mild southwester shed their leaves around us in a golden shower; and the leaves that had fallen lay sodden on the grass borders. Jaffery Here I am yet, wind-bound, with a tremendous southwester directly in our teeth. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II I got my oil-cloth clothes, southwester, and thick boots ready, and turned into my hammock early, determined to get some sleep in advance, as the boat was to be alongside before daybreak. Two Years Before the Mast "It is the raw southwester that gets to the bone," replied Inspector Dickson. The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail She knew that this meant a southwester, and began, with a certain mechanical deliberation, to set her little domain in order against the coming gale. Sally Dows Amyas could not sail the next day, or the day after; for the southwester freshened, and blew three parts of a gale dead into the bay. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth In six days we had two stiff blows, and, in addition, one proper southwester and one rip-snorting southeaster. A Collection of Stories We had now all got on our ``Cape Horn rig,''— thick boots, southwesters coming down over our neck and ears, thick trousers and jackets, and some with oil-cloth suits over all. Two Years Before the Mast We had on oil-cloth suits and southwester caps, and had nothing to do but to stand bolt upright and let it pour down upon us. Two Years Before the Mast Accordingly, as soon as I could possibly go back to my duty, I put on my thick clothes and boots and southwester, and made my appearance on deck. Two Years Before the Mast Those who had no southwester caps made them; and several of the crew got up for themselves tarpaulin jackets and trousers, lined on the inside with flannel. Two Years Before the Mast During the winter, which is the best cruising season, we have southeasters, southwesters, and occasional howling northers. A Collection of Stories We spring out of our berths, clap on a monkey-jacket and southwester, and tumble up the ladder. Two Years Before the Mast We were glad to get a watch below, and put on our thick clothing, boots, and southwesters. Two Years Before the Mast |
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