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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesalla cappa secca
Pronunciation / Transliteration: alla kappa sekka
"La nave rimase alla cappa secca per tutta la notte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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With sails furled and the helm lashed alee, typically as a maneuver in a heavy storm to wait out the weather.
"The battered schooner drifted ahull through the raging night."
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In a position with sails furled and helm lashed.
"With the wind howling relentlessly, the captain decided to lay the ship ahull."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix a- (meaning 'on' or 'in') combined with hull, dating back to the late 16th century in maritime terminology. Originally used in sailing to describe a ship with its sails furled and helm lashed alee, riding out a heavy storm passively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ahull" is said worldwide
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à sec de toile
Transliteration: a sek də twal
"Le voilier est resté à sec de toile pendant la tempête."
beigedreht
Transliteration: by·ge·dreht
"Das Schiff lag während des Sturms beigedreht."
alla cappa secca
Transliteration: alla kappa sekka
"La nave rimase alla cappa secca per tutta la notte."
a palo seco
Transliteration: a palo seko
"El bergantín navegaba a palo seco debido al fuerte temporal."
a seco
Transliteration: a seku
"A embarcação ficou a seco para enfrentar a tempestade."
पाल गिराए हुए
Transliteration: pal giraaye huve
"तूफान के दौरान जहाज अपने पाल गिराए हुए तैर रहा था।"
落帆顺风漂流
Transliteration: luò fān shùn fēng piāo liú
"暴风雨中，这艘船落帆顺风漂流。"
범장을 내린
Transliteration: beomjangeul naerin
"폭풍우 속에서 배는 돛을 내린 채 표류했다."
帆を畳んで漂流する
Transliteration: ho o tatan de hyōryū suru
"嵐の中で船は帆を畳んで漂流していた。"
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