Storm-beat | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

Related Words

Beat
·noun A stroke; a blow. II. Beat ·Impf of Beat. III. Beat ·p.p. of Beat. IV. Beat ·vt To tread, a...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to beat
To excel, surpass in a contest. Thus we say, one racer or steamer beats another. Also, to overcome ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
beat
The verb means to excel, surpass, or overcome. "And then their ships could only follow, For we h...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Storm
·vi To raise a tempest. II. Storm ·noun A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
storm
A violent wind; a tempest. Thus, 'a storm of wind' is correct language as the proper sense of the wo...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Dead beat
·- ·see <<Beat>>, ·noun, 7. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Dry-beat
·vt To beat severely. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To-beat
·vt To beat thoroughly or severely. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
snow-storm
a continued snow so long as it lies on the ground. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
gowk-storm
Late vernal equinoctial gales contemporary with the gowk or cuckoo. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
magnetic storm
An extraordinary magnetic action indicated by delicate magnetometers in a magnetic observatory, not ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm, to
To take by vigorous assault, in spite of the resistance of the defenders. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-breeders
Heavy cumulo-stratus clouds. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-drum
A canvas cylinder 3 feet in length, expanded at each end by a strong wooden hoop 3 feet in diameter....

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-finch
The petrel, or Mother Cary's chicken. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-jib
In cutters, the fifth or sixth size: the inner jib of square-rigged ships. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-kite
A contrivance for sending a hawser from a stranded vessel to the shore. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-sail
A sail made of stout No. 1 canvas, of reduced dimensions, for use in a gale. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-signal
The hoisting of a danger-flag. Also, Fitzroy's drum and cone, which show the direction of the expect...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-trysail
A fore-and-aft sail, hoisted by a gaff, but having no boom at its foot, and only used in foul weathe...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-warning
See forecast. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
storm-wave
A wave which tumbles home without being accompanied by wind. Sometimes the result of a gale elsewher...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Double-beat valve
·- ·see under <<Valve>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to beat the hoof
to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to beat all hollow
To surpass or overcome completely; thus, "Eclipse beat Sir Henry all hollow." Also, to take wholly b...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
beat to arms
The signal by drum to summon the men to their quarters. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
beat to quarters
The order for the drummer to summon every one to his respective station. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
any port in a storm
signifies contentment with whatever may betide. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book