wafter

n. 转盘风扇

发音

/ˈwɒftə(ɹ)/

词形变化

wafters 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Armed convoy or escort ship

    废旧
  2. 2.

    An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.

    废旧
  3. 1.

    One who, or that which, wafts.

  4. 2.

    A semi-bouyant hookbait designed to waft just above the lakebed.

词源

Alteration of Middle English waughter, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German wachter (“a guard”), from wachten (“to guard”).

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