Source Word
Nantucket sleigh ride
Noun
idiomatic
broadly
(idiomatic)
An
obsolete
and
dangerous
method
of
whale
hunting
in
which
a
small
boat
manned
by
rowers
and
a
harpooner,
or
a
series
of
small
boats
tied
together,
would
be
attached
to
a
whale
by
means
of
a
harpoon
and
would
then
be
towed
by
the
creature
at
high
speed
across
the
water's
surface,
until
the
whale
eventually
became
exhausted.
Japanese Meaning
旧式で危険な鯨狩りの手法。小舟に乗ったオール漕ぎの者と銛使い、または連結された小舟を用い、銛で鯨に接続し、鯨によって高速に引っ張られることで、最終的に鯨を疲弊させる狩猟方法。 / この表現は、転じて非常に危険で制御が難しい状況や行為を比喩的に指すこともある。
Sense（1）
(idiomatic)
An
obsolete
and
dangerous
method
of
whale
hunting
in
which
a
small
boat
manned
by
rowers
and
a
harpooner,
or
a
series
of
small
boats
tied
together,
would
be
attached
to
a
whale
by
means
of
a
harpoon
and
would
then
be
towed
by
the
creature
at
high
speed
across
the
water's
surface,
until
the
whale
eventually
became
exhausted.
Sense（2）
（ plural ）
