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121 maiden trip
первое плавание, первый рейс ( нового корабля)It's all arranged. There's a party of us going out to West Africa on the maiden voyage of the new Clan liner, the Algoa. We sail in three months' time. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book IV, ch. 4) — Все уже решено. Мы целой группой едем в Западную Африку с первым рейсом нового клэновского парохода "Альгоа". Отплываем через три месяца.
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122 play pendulum
Great rollers... make the vessels lying broadside on to them play pendulum to an extent that precludes the discharging or taking on of heavy cargo. (M. Kingsley, ‘Travels in West Africa’, OED) — Если при большом волнении волны ударяют в борт корабля, то качка бывает такая сильная, что ни погрузка, ни разгрузка тяжелого груза невозможны.
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123 Agbowrin Ilassa Fibre
Another name in West Africa for Bolobolo.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Agbowrin Ilassa Fibre
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124 Amerikano
The term used in West Africa for grey fabrics made from cotton in plain weave, such as 34/5-in., 64 X 64, 16/20. Originally the cloth came from America as "American sheetings". -
125 Americani
The term used in West Africa for grey fabrics made from cotton in plain weave, such as 34/5-in., 64 X 64, 16/20. Originally the cloth came from America as "American sheetings". -
126 Bantis
The term used in Sierra Leone, West Africa, for cotton cloth. -
127 Border Checks
A term given to cotton checks for West Africa. The borders are of different colour in the warp to the ground. Crude combinations, such as red borders, with blue and yellow stripes in the body, similar to Barawazi checks. Plain weave, fast to washing colours. -
128 Bump Cloth
A heavy, coarse, plain weave fabric made of medium counts cotton warp and bump yarn weft. It is used for cleaning cloths, and for export to West Africa. Made from 40-in. to 50-in., about 24 X 14 per inch, 20's/80's bump weft (80 yards per ounce)
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