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動詞

round to (三人称単数 現在形 rounds to, 現在分詞 rounding to, 過去形および過去分詞形 rounded to)

1. (nautical, intransitive, dated) To turn the head of a ship toward the wind, especially in order to drop speed.

   Synonyms: come to, head up

   • 1857, R. M. Ballantyne, The Coral Island

     In less than an hour she was close to the reef, where she rounded to, and backed her topsails in order to survey the coast.

   • 1899', Henry Billings Brown, The New York

     she received a signal of two blasts from the steamer Burlington, which, with four barges in tow, had gone down the Canadian side of the river, and was then rounding to at the coal dock on the American side, exhibiting her masthead and green lights to the Conemaugh.