English Dictionary

bone in her teeth

名詞

口語 慣用表現

(colloquial, idiomatic) (of a boat or ship) A prominent bow wave (as a result of high speed). / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bone, in, her, teeth.

日本語の意味

（口語・慣用句）高速で進む船において、船首付近に見られる顕著な波、すなわち船首波を指す表現

The launch tore through the channel with a bone in her teeth, spraying seawater across the quay.

その小型艇は水路を猛スピードで通り抜け、大きな船首波を立てて桟橋に海水を飛ばした。

意味（1）

(colloquial, idiomatic) (of a boat or ship) A prominent bow wave (as a result of high speed).

Big E in her heyday – deck packed with Sailors and warbirds, a bone in her teeth and course set for the distant horizon.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bone, in, her, teeth.