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
Adebola-Western African, Yoruba
Akosua-Western African, Akan
Naomi (1)nay-O-mee (English), nie-O-mee (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical
JokŪBas-Lithuanian
Ziya-Arabic
Jacominayah-ko-MEE-nahDutch