デッドスロー

noun

dead slow retrieve; reeling in very slowly

Fishing term for retrieving a lure at the slowest possible speed, often just enough to keep the lure moving. Wasei-eigo from English 'dead slow'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from dead slow

• 冬ふゆのバス釣つりではデッドスローが効こう果か的てきなことがある。

  In winter bass fishing, a dead slow retrieve can be effective.

noun

idle speed; dead slow ahead

Boating term for the lowest forward speed, just above neutral, used for maneuvering in tight spaces or minimal headway.

• 港こう内ないではデッドスローで進すすんでください。

  Please proceed at dead slow speed inside the harbor.