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• sheer — I [[t]ʃɪər[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings[/ex] 2) unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck[/ex] 3) unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense[/ex] 4) extending down… …   From formal English to slang

• sheer — sheer1 sheerly, adv. sheerness, n. /shear/, adj., sheerer, sheerest, adv., n. adj. 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else: We drilled a hundred feet through sheer rock …   Universalium

• sheer — I. verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1shear Date: 1539 intransitive verb to deviate from a course ; swerve transitive verb to cause to sheer II. noun Date: 1670 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sheer plan — Naval Archit. a diagrammatic fore and aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc. Also called profile plan. Cf. body plan, half breadth plan. [1790 1800] * * * …   Universalium

• sheer — fore and aft curvature of a ship from bow to stern Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

• sheer plan — noun : a drawing of the profile or side elevation of a ship s form * * * Naval Archit. a diagrammatic fore and aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc. Also… …   Useful english dictionary

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

• commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …   Universalium

• Propeller walk — is the term for a propeller s tendency to rotate a boat as well as accelerating it forwards or backwards.A right handed propeller (which rotates clockwise [as viewed from the stern] when in forward gear) will tend to push the aft of the boat to… …   Wikipedia

• Danae class cruiser — HMS Delhi; note 5 /38 caliber guns fitted after refit Class overview Name: Danae Operators …   Wikipedia

• Hasholme Logboat — is a late Iron Age boat (750 390 BC) discovered at Hasholme, an area of civil parish of Holme on Spalding Moor in the East Riding of the English county of Yorkshire.The boat was located and excavated at Hasholme, on the north bank of the River… …   Wikipedia