Term: | Nip |
Definition: | Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship which is beset; a vessel so caught, though undamaged, is said to have been nipped. |
Term: | Nip |
Definition: | Sea ice terminology. Ice is said to nip when it forcibly presses against a ship. When a vessel is caught in this way, though undamaged, it is said to have been 'nipped.' |