English Dictionary

weather ship

noun

A ship, usually permanently on station, tasked with reporting meteorological data. / (age of sail) A ship to the windward of another; considered an advantage in naval warfare.

The weather ship provides valuable data for meteorological research.

意味（1）

A ship, usually permanently on station, tasked with reporting meteorological data.

意味（2）

(age of sail) A ship to the windward of another; considered an advantage in naval warfare.

If the weather ship be of inferior force, it enables her to keep out of action much longer, and, though a poorer sailer, she may do so until the intervention of night increases the chances of escape.