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词汇 iron mike
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Definition of iron mike in English:

iron mike

(also Iron Mike)
noun
Nautical slang
  • A device (frequently personified) which automatically keeps a ship on a preset heading; = automatic helmsman; also in extended use.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Pacific Marine Review. Probably from iron + Mike (with allusion to the fact that the device replaces a person), but compare also mike.

Definition of iron mike in US English:

iron mike

(also Iron Mike)
noun
Nautical slang
  • A device (frequently personified) which automatically keeps a ship on a preset heading; = automatic helmsman; also in extended use.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Pacific Marine Review. Probably from iron + Mike (with allusion to the fact that the device replaces a person), but compare also mike.

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