in irons

Nautical

Lying head to the wind without steerageway and thus unable to turn either way.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Benji	BEN-jee	English
Bistra	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Debbie	['debi]
AfËRdita	ah-fər-DEET-ah	Albanian
MirosŁAw	mee-RAW-swahf	Polish
Rosalynne	ROZ-ə-lin	English (Rare)