搜尋結果
weathercock
- IPA[ˈweT͟Hərˌkäk]
美式
- a weathervane in the form of a rooster.
- (of a boat or aircraft) tend to turn its head into the wind; gripe
verb: weathercock, 3rd person present: weathercocks, gerund or present participle: weathercocking, past tense: weathercocked, past participle: weathercocked
noun: weathercock, plural noun: weathercocks
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a weathervane in the form of a rooster.
動詞
- 1. (of a boat or aircraft) tend to turn its head into the wind; gripe he sometimes has a problem with the boat weathercocking before she can gather way on a new tack
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈwɛðəkɒk]
英式
- a weathervane in the form of a cockerel.
- (of a boat or aircraft) tend to turn to head into the wind: he sometimes has a problem with the boat weathercocking before she can gather way on a new tack
Oxford Dictionary