light draught
noun[C]
TRANSPORTUK(USlight draft)ukusthelevelthatwaterreacheson ashipwhen it is notcarryinganything
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laden draught
load draught
单词 | light draught |
释义 | light draught noun[C] TRANSPORTUK(USlight draft)ukusthelevelthatwaterreacheson ashipwhen it is notcarryinganything Compare laden draught load draught Examplesoflight draughtlight draught They were used as crofters' ponies, as pack animals, forlightdraughtand as mounts for children. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The mean speed registered by runs on the measured mile was 18.684 knot, which was remarkable, notwithstanding herlightdraught. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It will be seen from this of howlightdraughtthe steamer was. FromProject Gutenberg Theirlightdraughtof water is about 4 feet, and when loaded about 9 feet. FromProject Gutenberg Herlightdraughtenabled her to go into waters where less powerful fighting-ships would have grounded. FromProject Gutenberg But for service on these coasts, vessels of alightdraughtof water are the most useful, as they can more easily find sheltered anchorage. FromProject Gutenberg The early fishermen saw that the boat must have a verylightdraughtof water, and yet be sufficiently weatherly to face the open sea. FromProject Gutenberg His vessels are mostly centreboard and oflightdraught, the latter, by the way, being of more vital necessity than ever. FromProject Gutenberg I know certain firms who are seriously contemplating changing theirlightdraughtvehicles to motors in order to carry on their business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The steamers were oflightdraught, and could proceed but slowly with the heavily-laden flats in tow against the strong current. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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