in irons



in irons

Nautical
Lying head to the wind without steerageway and thus unable to turn either way.
See also: iron

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Snezhana-Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Nedelcho-Bulgarian
HesterHES-tər (English)English, Biblical Latin
RanṙahnJapanese
Kristijonas-Lithuanian
Atalyah-Biblical Hebrew