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• dead water — 1. water eddying beside a moving hull, esp. directly astern. 2. a part of a stream where there is a slack current. [1555 65] * * * …   Universalium

• To drop astern — Drop Drop, v. i. 1. To fall in drops. [1913 Webster] The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, And wets the little plants that lowly dwell. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To fall astern — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• USS Pensacola (CA-24) — USS Pensacola (CL/CA 24) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruiser. The third Navy ship to be named after the city of Pensacola, Florida, she was nicknamed the Grey Ghost by Tokyo Rose.She received 13 battle stars… …   Wikipedia

• Silent Enemy (Enterprise) — ST episode name =Silent Enemy series =Enterprise ep num =11 prod num =112 date =January 16, 2002 writer =Andre Bormanis director =Winrich Kolbe producer =Dawn Valazquez guest =Jane Carr Guy Siner Paula Malcomson John Rosenfeld stardate =unknown… …   Wikipedia

• Tack (sailing) — Tack is a term used in sailing that has different meanings in different contexts. ailThe tack is the lower corner of the sail s leading edge. On a sloop rigged sailboat, the mainsail tack is connected to the mast and the boom at the gooseneck. On …   Wikipedia

• USS Sturgeon (SS-187) — USS Sturgeon (SS 187), a Salmon class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sturgeon.Her keel was laid down on 27 October 1936 by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on 15 March 1938 sponsored by Mrs …   Wikipedia

• Lofting — is a carpentry technique (sometimes using mathematical tables) whereby curved lines are drawn on wood and the wood then cut for advanced woodworking. The technique can be as simple as bending a flexible object (such as a long cane) so that it… …   Wikipedia

• Tacking (sailing) — Tacking from starboard tack to port tack. ① on starboard tack, ② turning to windward to begin the tacking maneuver or preparing to come about , ③ headed into the wind where momentum carries the vessel forward, ④ powering up on the new port tack… …   Wikipedia

• advancing blade — In a translational flight, the rotor blade moving forward into the relative airflow (i.e., it is moving in the same direction as the helicopter). Each blade advances through 180° of its travel, normally from dead astern to dead ahead. In the case …   Aviation dictionary

• reach — I. /ritʃ / (say reech) verb (t) 1. to get to, or get as far as, in moving, going, travelling, etc.: the boat reached the shore. 2. to come to or arrive at in some course of progress, action, etc.: his letter reached me. 3. to succeed in touching… …