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wherry

/hwer-ee, wer-ee/US // ˈʰwɛr i, ˈwɛr i //UK // (ˈwɛrɪ) //

惠里,威利,威瑞,惠利

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural wher·ries.

    • : a light rowboat for one person; skiff.
    • : any of various barges, fishing vessels, etc., used locally in England.
  1. 1

    wher·ried, wher·ry·ing.

    • : to use, or transport in, a wherry.

Examples

  • A wherry sweeping down the dyke with peak lowered leaves us but scant room to pass as we sail back to Heigham Sounds.

  • Many yachts have been built after the plan of the wherry, but with yacht-like hulls above water.

  • Visitors often get nervous when they see a wherry bearing down upon them, but there is no occasion for them to do so.

  • At Oulton, Bullen has a number of craft, ranging from a large pleasure wherry accommodating twelve persons, and let at 12l.

  • By the time the sail-boat came up to the wherry, the children were thoroughly drenched and sobered.