windless

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more windless

Superlative

most windless

1.
Devoid of wind; calm.
2.
Out of breath.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

windlesses

1.
(alt of, alternative, obsolete)Alternative form of windlass.
1724, Daniel Defoe (attributed), A General History of the Pirates, London: T. Warner, 2nd edition, Chapter, pp. 114-115, […] the Boatswain immediately called to his Consorts, laid hold of the Captain, and made him fast to the Windless, and there pelted him with Glass Bottles, which cut him in a sad Manner […]

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

breathless

Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English wyndles, equivalent to wind + -less. Cognate with vindlauss.