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1 he was promoted captain
Макаров: ему присвоили звание капитанаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was promoted captain
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2 he was promoted to be a captain
Макаров: ему присвоили звание капитанаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was promoted to be a captain
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3 he was promoted to the rank of captain
Макаров: ему присвоили звание капитанаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was promoted to the rank of captain
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4 captain
კაპიტანიthe rank of major is one grade higher than that of captain მაიორი ჩინით ერთი საფეხურით მაღლა -
5 promote
prə'məut1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) forfremme2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) fremme, arbeide for3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) fremme salget, reklamere for•- promoter- promotionfremmeverb \/prəˈməʊt\/1) forfremme, opphøye2) ( skolevesen) flytte opp3) ( sport) la rykke opp4) fremme, arbeide for, (aktivt) støtte, oppmuntre (til)5) ( sjakk) forvandle til offiser6) reklamere for, lansere, drive reklame for, drive PR for, markedsføre7) ( handel) stifte, (være med på å) starte8) ( boksing) være promotør for9) ( kjemi) aktivere10) (austr.) tyvlåne, lure til segbe promoted bli forfremmet, avansere, gå viderepromote a person forfremme noen -
6 By, Lieutenant-Colonel John
SUBJECT AREA: Canals[br]b. 7 (?) August 1779 Lambeth, London, Englandd. 1 February 1836 Frant, Sussex, England[br]English Engineer-in-Charge of the construction of the Rideau Canal, linking the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada.[br]Admitted in 1797 as a Gentleman Cadet in the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, By was commissioned on 1 August 1799 as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, but was soon transferred to the Royal Engineers. Posted to Plymouth upon the development of the fortifications, he was further posted to Canada, arriving there in August 1802.In 1803 By was engaged in canal work, assisting Captain Bruyères in the construction of a short canal (1,500 ft (460 m) long) at the Cascades on the Grand, now the Ottawa, River. In 1805 he was back at the Cascades repairing ice damage caused during the previous winter. He was promoted Captain in 1809. Meanwhile he worked on the fortifications of Quebec and in 1806–7 he built a scale model of the Citadel, which is now in the National War Museum of Canada. He returned to England in 1810 and served in Portugal in 1811. Back in England at the end of the year, he was appointed Royal Engineer Officer in charge at the Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Works on 1 January 1812 and later planned the new Small Arms Factory at Enfield; both works were on the navigable River Lee.In the post-Napoleonic period Major By, as he then was, retired on half-pay but was promoted to Lieu tenant-Colonel on 2 December 1824. Eighteen months later, in March 1826, he returned to Canada on active duty to build the Rideau Canal. This was John By's greatest work. It was conceived after the American war of 1812–14 as a connection for vessels to reach Kingston and the Great Lakes from Montreal while avoiding possible attack from the United States forces. Ships would pass up the Ottawa River using the already-constructed locks and bypass channels and then travel via a new canal cut through virgin forest southwards to the St Lawrence at Kingston. By based his operational headquarters at the Ottawa River end of the new works and in a forest clearing he established a small settlement. Because of the regard in which By was held, this settlement became known as By town. In 1855, long after By's death, the settlement was designated by Queen Victoria as capital of United Canada (which was to become a self-governing Dominion in 1867) and renamed Ottawa; as a result of the presence of the national government, the growth of the town accelerated greatly.Between 1826–7 and 1832 the Rideau Canal was constructed. It included the massive engineering works of Jones Falls Dam (62 ft 6 in. (19 m) high) and 47 locks. By exercised an almost paternal care over those employed under his direction. The canal was completed in June 1832 at a cost of £800,000. By was summoned back to London to face virulent and unjust criticism from the Treasury. He was honoured in Canada but vilified by the British Government.[br]Further ReadingR.F.Leggett, 1982, John By, Historical Society of Canada.—1976, Canals of Canada, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.—1972, Rideau Waterway, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.Bernard Pothier, 1978, "The Quebec Model", Canadian War Museum Paper 9, Ottawa: National Museums of Canada.JHBBiographical history of technology > By, Lieutenant-Colonel John
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7 promote
prəˈməut гл.
1) а) выдвигать;
продвигать;
повышать в чине/звании He was promoted from Captain to Commodore. ≈ Его повысили в чине от капитана до коммодора. He was promoted colonel( to the rank of colonel, to be a colonel). ≈ Ему присвоили звание полковника. If I am not promoted within the next two years I am going to change jobs. ≈ Если меня не повысят в течение двух ближайших лет, я поменяю работу. б) амер. переводить( ученика) в следующий класс All the children have been promoted to the next class. ≈ Всех детей перевели в следующий класс.
2) а) способствовать, помогать, содействовать;
поддерживать to promote corrosion ≈ способствовать коррозии Regular exercise promotes all-round good health. ≈ Регулярные физические упражнения способствуют хорошему состоянию здоровья в целом. б) побуждать, стимулировать;
активизировать, возбуждать to promote disorder ≈ возбуждать беспорядки Sugary foods promote breast cancer. ≈ Сладкая пища способствует возникновению рака груди. Syn: encourage, give an incentive,
3) учреждать to promote a company ≈ учредить кампанию
4) а) создавать благоприятные условия для продажи б) рекламировать;
содействовать продаже какого-л. товара Advertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products. ≈ Рекламные компании всегда должны изобретать новые способы заинтересовать потребителя в покупке товара.
5) шахм. продвигать пешку продвигать;
повышать в чине или звании - to be *d over the head of other person продвинуться по службе, обойдя других способствовать, содействовать, поддерживать, поощрять - to * trade содействовать развитию торговли, поощрять развитие торговли возбуждать;
стимулировать;
активизировать - to * disorder возбуждать беспорядки переводить в следующий класс (ученика) учреждать - to * an enterprise учредить предприятие рекламировать;
содействовать продаже какого-либо товара (шахматное) продвигать пешку (сленг) красть, воровать;
раздобывать (медицина) способствовать, провоцировать;
активировать;
стимулировать;
ускорять ~ выдвигать;
продвигать;
повышать в чине или звании;
he was promoted major( или to the rank of major) ему присвоили звание майора promote выдвигать, продвигать, повышать в чине или звании ~ выдвигать;
продвигать;
повышать в чине или звании;
he was promoted major (или to the rank of major) ему присвоили звание майора ~ переводить в следующий класс (ученика) ~ поддерживать ~ поощрять, стимулировать;
активизировать ~ поощрять, стимулировать ~ поощрять ~ шахм. продвигать (пешку) ~ продвигать по службе ~ рекламировать ~ содействовать ~ содействовать продаже товара ~ создавать благоприятные условия для продажи ~ способствовать, помогать, поддерживать;
содействовать распространению, развитию ~ способствовать, помогать, поддерживать ~ способствовать ~ стимулировать ~ учреждать to ~ general welfare способствовать обеспечению общего благосостояния to ~ legation to the status of an embassy преобразовать дипломатическую миссию в посольство -
8 Twiss, William
[br]b. 1745d. 14 March 1827 Hardon Grange, Bingley, Yorkshire, England.[br]English army officer and military engineer.[br]William Twiss entered the Ordnance Department at the age of 15, and in 1762, aged 17, he was appointed Overseer of Works at Gibraltar. At the end of the Seven Years War, in 1763, he was commissioned Ensign in the Engineers, and further promotion followed while he still remained in Gibraltar. In 1771, as a Lieutenant, he returned to England to be employed on Port-smouth's dockyard fortifications. In 1776 he was posted to Canada, where he was soon appointed Controller of Works for the building of a British fleet for Lake Champlain. He was involved in military operations in the American War of Independence and in 1777 was present at the capture of Fort Ticonderoga (New York State). He was taken prisoner shortly afterwards, but was soon exchanged, and a year later he was promoted Captain.In 1779 he was given the task of constructing a short canal at Coteau du Lac, Quebec, to bypass rough water at this point in the St Lawrence River between Montreal and Pointe Maligne. This was probably the first locked canal in North America. In 1781, following his appointment as Chief Engineer for all military works in Canada, he supervised further navigational improvements on the St Lawrence with canals at Les Cèdres and the Cascades. In parallel with these projects, he was responsible for an amazing variety of works in Canada, including hospitals, windmills, store-houses, barracks, fortifications, roads, bridges, prisons, ironworks and dams. He was also responsible for a temporary citadel in Quebec.In 1783 he returned to England, and from 1794–1810 he served as Lieutenant- Governor of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, although in 1799 he was sent to Holland as Commanding Engineer to the Duke of York. In 1802 he was promoted Colonel and was in Ireland reporting on the defences there. He became Colonel Commandant, Royal Engineers, in 1809, and retired two years later. In retirement he was promoted Lieu tenant-General in 1812 and General in 1825.[br]Further ReadingW.Porter, 1889–1915, History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, London: Longmans.JHB -
9 promote
[prəʹməʋt] v1. продвигать; повышать в чине или званииto be promoted over the head of other persons - продвинуться по службе, обойдя других
he was promoted captain /to the rank of captain, to be a captain/ - ему присвоили звание капитана
2. 1) способствовать, содействовать, поддерживать, поощрятьto promote trade - содействовать развитию торговли, поощрять развитие торговли
to promote a scheme [a bill in Parliament] - содействовать продвижению плана [законопроекта в парламенте]; (всячески) поддерживать план [законопроект в парламенте]
to promote international understanding - содействовать взаимопониманию между народами
to promote general welfare - способствовать обеспечению общего благосостояния
2) возбуждать; стимулировать; активизироватьto promote disorder [ill-will] - возбуждать беспорядки [недоброжелательность]
3. переводить в следующий класс ( ученика)4. учреждатьto promote an enterprise [a company] - учредить предприятие [общество]
5. рекламировать; содействовать продаже какого-л. товара6. шахм. продвигать пешку7. сл. красть, воровать; раздобывать8. мед. способствовать, провоцировать; активировать; стимулировать; ускорять -
10 promote
[prə'məut]гл.1)а) продвигать ( по служебной лестнице), повышать (в должности, чине, звании)He was promoted from Captain to Commodore. — Его повысили в чине от капитана до коммодора.
He was promoted colonel (to the rank of colonel, to be a colonel). — Ему присвоили звание полковника.
If I am not promoted within the next two years I am going to change jobs. — Если меня не повысят в течение двух ближайших лет, я поменяю работу.
б) переводить ( ученика) в следующий классAll the children have been promoted to the next class. — Всех детей перевели в следующий класс.
2)а) способствовать, содействовать; поддерживать, поощрятьRegular exercise promotes all-round good health. — Регулярные физические упражнения содействуют хорошему состоянию здоровья в целом.
Sugary foods promote breast cancer. — Сладкая пища способствует возникновению рака груди.
б) стимулировать, активизировать; возбуждатьSyn:3) марк. продвигать, раскручивать, рекламироватьAdvertising companies are always having to think up new ways to promote products. — Рекламные компании всегда должны изобретать новые способы продвижения товаров.
4) уст. учреждать (предприятие, организацию)5) шахм. продвигать пешку -
11 rank
I 1. nounbe above/below somebody in rank — einen höheren/niedrigeren Rang/Dienstgrad haben als jemand
2) (social position) [soziale] Stellungpeople of all ranks — Menschen aus allen [Gesellschafts]schichten
3) (row) Reihe, die5) (line of soldiers) Reihe, diethe rank and file — die Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere; (fig.) die breite Masse
close [our/their] ranks — die Reihen schließen; (fig.) sich zusammenschließen
2. transitive verbrise from the ranks — sich [aus dem Mannschaftsstand] zum Offizier hochdienen; (fig.) sich hocharbeiten
(classify)3. intransitive verbrank among or with — zählen od. rechnen zu
rank among or with — gehören od. zählen zu
II adjectiverank above/next to somebody — rangmäßig über/direkt unter jemandem stehen
1) (complete) blank [Unsinn, Frechheit]; krass [Außenseiter, Illoyalität]2) (stinking) stinkend3) (rampant)rank weeds — [wild] wucherndes Unkraut
* * *I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) die Reihe2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) der Rang3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) die Klasse2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) einreihen, gelten als- academic.ru/119003/the_rank_and_file">the rank and fileII [ræŋk] adjective2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) scharf•- rankness* * *rank1[ræŋk]I. na top \rank of government ein Spitzenposten m in der Regierungto join the \ranks in die Armee eintretenJohn has joined the \ranks of the unemployed John ist dem Heer der Arbeitslosen beigetretento be promoted to the \rank of captain zum Hauptmann befördert werden3. (membership)▪ the \ranks Mitglieder plthere is great concern about safety among the \ranks of racing drivers unter Rennfahrern herrscht große Sorge über die Sicherheitparty \ranks Parteimitglieder plthe front \rank of sth die vorderste Reihe einer S. genserried \ranks of sth ganze Reihen von etw data \rank amateur ein absoluter Amateura \rank beginner ein blutiger Anfänger/eine blutige Anfängerin\rank cowardice reine Feigheit\rank injustice zum Himmel schreiende Ungerechtigkeit\rank insubordination pure Aufsässigkeit; MIL schiere Gehorsamsverweigerung\rank negligence extreme Vernachlässigunga \rank novice ein absoluter Neulinga \rank outsider ein totaler Außenseiter/eine totale Außenseiterin\rank stupidity reine [o schiere] DummheitIII. vi1. (hold a position)▪ to \rank above sb einen höheren Rang als jd einnehmen, im Rang über jdm stehen2. (be classified as)he currently \ranks second in the world er steht derzeit auf Platz zwei der Weltrangliste, er ist derzeit Weltranglistenzweitershe \ranks among the theatre's greatest actors sie gehört mit zu den größten TheaterschauspielernIV. vt1. (classify)▪ to \rank sth/sb jdn/etw einstufen▪ to \rank sb among sb/sth jdn zu jdm/etw zählen▪ to \rank sb/sth alongside sb/sth jdn/etw auf die gleiche Stufe mit jdm/etw stellen2. (arrange)▪ to \rank sth etw anordnento \rank sb/sth in order of size jdn/etw der Größe nach aufstellenrank2[ræŋk]1. (growing thickly) of a plant üppig wuchernd, wild wachsend2. (overgrown) verwildert, überwucherthis body was \rank with sweat er stank nach Schweiß* * *I [rŋk]1. n1) (MIL: grade) Rang mofficer of high rank —
See:→ pullpeople of all ranks — Leute pl aller Stände
4) (MIL: formation) Glied ntto break rank(s) — aus dem Glied treten
the ranks, other ranks (Brit) — die Mannschaften und die Unteroffiziere
the rank and file of the party/union — die Basis der Partei/Gewerkschaft, die einfachen Partei-/Gewerkschaftsmitglieder
to rise from the ranks — aus dem Mannschaftsstand zum Offizier aufsteigen; (fig) sich hocharbeiten
See:→ close2. vt(= class, consider)where would you rank Napoleon among the world's statesmen? — wie würden Sie Napoleon als Staatsmann einordnen or einstufen?
3. vito rank above/below sb — bedeutender/weniger bedeutend als jd sein; (athlete) leistungsmäßig über/unter jdm liegen; (officer) rangmäßig über/unter jdm stehen
he ranks high among her friends —
it ranks with the best films of the decade — es zählt zu den besten Filmen des Jahrzehnts
he ranks as a great composer — er gilt als großer Komponist
IIto rank 6th — den 6. Rang or Platz belegen
adj (+er)to be rank (dustbin, drains) — stinken; (breath) stinken, übel riechend sein
3) attr (= utter) disgrace wahr; injustice schreiend; nonsense, insolence rein; outsider, amateur richtig, absolut, ausgesprochen* * *rank1 [ræŋk]A s2. Rang m, Stand m, (soziale) Stellung:a man of rank ein Mann von Stand;of second rank zweitrangig;take the rank of den Vorrang haben vor (dat);take rank with sb mit jemandem gleichrangig sein;take high rank einen hohen Rang einnehmen;rank and fashion die vornehme Welt3. MIL etc Rang m, Dienstgrad m:in rank im Rang, rangmäßig;he is above me in rank er ist ranghöher als ich4. pl MIL (Unteroffiziere pl und) Mannschaften pl:rank and file der Mannschaftsstand ( → A 5);rise from the ranks aus dem Mannschaftsstand hervorgehen, von der Pike auf dienen (a. fig)the rank of workers die große Masse oder das Heer der Arbeiter;the rank of a party die Basis einer Partei6. Aufstellung f:form into ranks sich formieren oder ordnen7. MIL Glied n, Linie f:a) wegtreten,b) in Verwirrung geraten;close the ranks die Reihen schließen;fall in ranks antreten;join the ranks in das Heer eintreten;a) aus dem Glied treten,b) desertieren9. Schach: waag(e)rechte ReiheB v/t1. in einer Reihe oder in Reihen aufstellen2. (ein)ordnen, einreihen4. a) einstufenb) rechnen, zählen ( beide:with, among zu):I rank him above Shaw ich stelle ihn über Shaw;be ranked 8th in the world an 8. Stelle der Weltrangliste stehen5. US einen höheren Rang einnehmen alsC v/i2. einen Rang oder eine Stelle einnehmen:rank equally gleichrangig sein;rank first den ersten Rang einnehmen;a) einen hohen Rang einnehmen,b) einen hohen Stellenwert haben;ranking list Rangliste f;ranking officer US ranghöchster Offizier;3. gehören, zählen ( beide:rank as gelten als;he ranks next to the president er kommt gleich nach dem Präsidentenrank off abmarschieren5. WIRTSCH, JUR bevorrechtigt sein (Gläubiger etc)rank2 [ræŋk] adj (adv rankly)1. a) (wild) wuchernd (Pflanzen)b) überwuchert (Garten etc)2. fruchtbar (Boden etc)3. stinkend, übel riechend4. widerlich (Geruch, Geschmack)5. rein, völlig:rank outsider krasse(r) Außenseiter(in);rank beginner blutige(r) Anfänger(in);rank nonsense blühender Unsinn6. ekelhaft, widerwärtig7. unanständig, schmutzig (Sprache etc)* * *I 1. nounbe above/below somebody in rank — einen höheren/niedrigeren Rang/Dienstgrad haben als jemand
2) (social position) [soziale] Stellungpeople of all ranks — Menschen aus allen [Gesellschafts]schichten
3) (row) Reihe, die5) (line of soldiers) Reihe, diethe ranks — (enlisted men) die Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere
the rank and file — die Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere; (fig.) die breite Masse
close [our/their] ranks — die Reihen schließen; (fig.) sich zusammenschließen
2. transitive verbrise from the ranks — sich [aus dem Mannschaftsstand] zum Offizier hochdienen; (fig.) sich hocharbeiten
3. intransitive verbrank among or with — zählen od. rechnen zu
rank among or with — gehören od. zählen zu
II adjectiverank above/next to somebody — rangmäßig über/direkt unter jemandem stehen
1) (complete) blank [Unsinn, Frechheit]; krass [Außenseiter, Illoyalität]2) (stinking) stinkend3) (rampant)rank weeds — [wild] wucherndes Unkraut
* * *n.Dienstgrad m.Grad -e m.Rang ¨-e m.Reihe -n f.Stand ¨-e m.Stufe -n f.sozialer Stand m. -
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[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promover2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promover3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) fazer a promoção de•- promoter- promotion* * *pro.mote[prəm'out] vt 1 promover: a) elevar a cargo, posto ou situação superior. he was promoted captain / ele foi promovido a capitão. b) fomentar, favorecer. 2 Chess transformar um peão em figura. -
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1 დაწინაურება (დააწინაურებს)he was promoted principal of the school დააწინაურეს და სკოლის დირექტორად დანიშნეს2 ხელის შეწყობა / მომართვაhis policy aims at promoting peace მისი პოლიტიკა მიმართულია მშვიდობის განმტკიცებისაკენ -
14 Pasley, General Sir Charles William
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]b. 8 September 1780 Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotlandd. 19 April 1861 London, England[br]Scottish Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers.[br]At first he was educated by Andrew Little of Lan-gholm. At the age of 14 he was sent to school at Selkirk, where he stayed for two years until joining the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in August 1796. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and transferred to the Royal Engineers on 1 April 1798. He served at Minorca, Malta, Naples, Sicily, Calabria and in the siege of Copenhagen and in other campaigns. He was promoted First Captain in 1807, and was on the staff of Sir John Moore at the battle of Coruna. He was wounded at the siege of Flushing in 1809 and was invalided for a year, employing his time in learning German.In November 1810 he published his Essay on Military Policy and Institutions of the British Empire, which ran through four editions. In 1811 he was in command of a company of Royal Military Artificers at Plymouth and there he devised a method of education by which the NCOs and troops could teach themselves without "mathematical masters". His system was a great success and was adopted at Chatham and throughout the corps. In 1812 he was appointed Director of the School of Military Engineering at Chatham. He remained at Chatham until 1841, when he was appointed Inspector-General of Railways. During this period he organized improved systems of sapping, mining, telegraphing, pontooning and exploding gunpowder on land or under water, and prepared pamphlets and courses of instruction in these and other subjects. In May 1836 he started what is probably the most important work for which he is remembered. This, was a book on Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortar, Stuccos and Concretes. The general adoption of Joseph Aspdin's Portland Cement was largely due to Pasley's recommendation of the material.He was married twice: first in 1814 at Chatham to Harriet Cooper; and then on 30 March 1819 at Rochester to Martha Matilda Roberts, with whom he had six children— she died in 1881.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKGB 1846. FRS 1816. Honorary DCL, Oxford University 1844.Bibliography1810, Essay on Military Policy and Institutions of the British Empire. Limes, Calcareous Cements, Mortar, Stuccos and Concretes.Further ReadingPorter, History of the Corps of Royal Engineers. DNB. Proceedings of the Royal Society.IMcNBiographical history of technology > Pasley, General Sir Charles William
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15 Davis, Robert Henry
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 6 June 1870 London, Englandd. 29 March 1965 Epsom, Surrey, England[br]English inventor of breathing, diving and escape apparatus.[br]Davis was the son of a detective with the City of London police. At the age of 11 he entered the employment of Siebe, Gorman \& Co., manufacturers of diving and other safety equipment since 1819, at their Lambeth works. By good fortune, his neat handwriting attracted the notice of Mr Gorman and he was transferred to work in the office. He studied hard after working hours and rose steadily in the firm. In his twenties he was promoted to Assistant Manager, then General Manager, Managing Director and finally Governing Director. He retired in 1960, having been made Life President the previous year, and continued to attend the office regularly until May 1964.Davis's entire career was devoted to research and development in the firm's special field. In 1906 he perfected the first practicable oxygen-breathing apparatus for use in mine rescue; it was widely adopted and with modifications was still in use in the 1990s. With Professor Leonard Hill he designed a deep-sea diving-bell incorporating a decompression chamber. He also invented an oxygen-breathing apparatus and heated apparel for airmen flying at high altitudes.Immediately after the first German gas attacks on the Western Front in April 1915, Davis devised a respirator, known as the stocking skene or veil mask. He quickly organized the mass manufacture of this device, roping in members of his family and placing the work in the homes of Lambeth: within 48 hours the first consignment was being sent off to France.He was a member of the Admiralty Deep Sea Diving Committee, which in 1933 completed tables for the safe ascent of divers with oxygen from a depth of 300 ft (91 m). They were compiled by Davis in conjunction with Professors J.B.S.Haldane and Leonard Hill and Captain G.C.Damant, the Royal Navy's leading diving expert. With revisions these tables have been used by the Navy ever since. Davis's best-known invention was first used in 1929: the Davis Submarine Escape Apparatus. It became standard equipment on submarines until it was replaced by the Built-in Breathing System, which the firm began manufacturing in 1951.The firm's works were bombed during the Second World War and were re-established at Chessington, Surrey. The extensive research facilities there were placed at the disposal of the Royal Navy and the Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit. Davis worked with Haldane and Hill on problems of the underwater physiology of working divers. A number of inventions issued from Chessington, such as the human torpedo, midget submarine and human minesweeper. In the early 1950s the firm helped to pioneer the use of underwater television to investigate the sinking of the submarine Affray and the crashed Comet jet airliners.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1932.BibliographyDavis was the author of several manuals on diving including Deep Sea Diving and Submarine Operations and Breathing in Irrespirable Atmospheres. He also wrote Resuscitation: A Brief Personal History of Siebe, Gorman \& Co. 1819–1957.Further ReadingObituary, 1965, The Times, 31 March, p. 16.LRD -
16 Schanck, John
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 1740 Fife, Scotland d. 1823[br]Scottish admiral, builder of small ships with revolutionary form, pioneer of sliding keels.[br]Schanck first went to sea in the merchant service, but in 1758 he was transferred to the Royal Navy. After four years as an able seaman, he was made a midshipman (a rare occurrence in those days), and by perseverance was commissioned Lieutenant in 1776 and appointed to command a small vessel operating in the St Lawrence. Being known as an inventive and practical officer, he was soon placed in charge of shipbuilding operations for the British on the Great Lakes and quickly constructed a small fleet that operated on Lake Champlain and elsewhere. He was promoted Captain in 1783. In earlier years Schanck had built a small sliding-keel yacht and sailed it in Boston Harbor. The Admiralty accepted the idea and tested two similar small craft, one with and the other without sliding keels. The success of the keels encouraged the authorities to build further craft of increasing size, culminating in the Lady Nelson, which carried out many surveys in Australian waters at the end of the eighteenth century. Service with the Army and the transport board followed, when his special knowledge and skill were used to the full in the waterways of the Netherlands. Schanck rose to the rank of full Admiral, and advised not only the British Government on coastal defence but other groups on many aspects of hull design.[br]Further ReadingJohn Charnock, 1800, A History of Marine Architecture, etc., London.FMW -
17 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) fila2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) posto3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) classe2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) classificar(-se)II [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) completo2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rançoso•- rankness* * *rank1[ræŋk] n 1 linha, fila, fileira. 2 grau, graduação, posto. 3 ordem, classe, série. 4 qualidade, distinção, posição, dignidade, categoria. • vt+vi 1 enfileirar. 2 tomar posição. 3 ter certo grau ou posição. 4 pôr em ordem, classificar, colocar por graus. 5 superar (em grau ou classe), preceder. the general ranks a captain / o general precede um capitão. 6 avaliar, estimar, dar certo grau. 7 sl entregar, delatar. a man of rank um homem de posição. in the first rank na primeira ordem ou classe. rank and fashion gente da alta sociedade. rank and file a) soldados rasos. b) gente comum. rank of general grau ou posto de general. the rank a tropa, o exército. to break rank ( soldiers) ficar fora de forma. to keep rank ( soldiers) ficar em forma. to pull one’s rank abusar da autoridade, trazer num cortado. to rank first figurar em primeiro lugar. to rank the cities for population classificar as cidades por população. to take rank of ter precedência sobre. to take rank with enfileirar-se.————————rank2[ræŋk] adj 1 alto e áspero, espesso. 2 viçoso, florescente, luxuriante. 3 rico, fértil (de terras). 4 rançoso, malcheiroso, de mau gosto. 5 completo, extremo, rematado (em sentido desfavorável). 6 grosseiro, ordinário, indecente. rank ingratitude extrema ingratidão. -
18 rank
§ ხარისხი, წოდება; რიგი, მწკრივი§1 უხვი, მდიდარი2 ნოყიერი, მსუქანი, მსუყე3 მყრალი, აყროლებული, მძაღე4 საზიზღარი, ბილწი, საძაგელი, მურტალი5 მწკრივი, რიგიto keep / break rank მწკრივად დგომა // მწკრივის დარღვევა6 რანგი, ჩინი, წოდებაof high rank მაღალი რანგისა / წოდებისაhe was promoted to the rank of major დააწინაურეს და მაიორის წოდება მიანიჭეს7 მწკრივში ჩაყენება / ჩადგომა, მწკრივად მოწყობა (მოეწყობიან)8 მიკუთვნება (მიაკუთვნებს, მიეკუთვნება)Byron is ranked among the world's greatest poets ბაირონი მსოფლიოს უდიდეს პოეტთა რიცხვს ეკუთვნის9 შეფასება (შეაფასებს)how do you rank him as a politician? როგორ შეფასებას აძლევ მას, როგორც პოლიტიკოსს?the rank of major is one grade higher than that of captain მაიორი ჩინით ერთი საფეხურით მაღლა დგას კაპიტანზე -
19 ♦ (to) promote
♦ (to) promote /prəˈməʊt/v. t.1 promuovere; far progredire; favorire; incoraggiare; provocare; stimolare: He was promoted ( to the rank of) captain, è stato promosso capitano; to promote sales, promuovere le vendite; to promote a bill in Parliament, promuovere un disegno di legge in Parlamento; to promote sb. 's interests, favorire gli interessi di q.; Milk promotes health, il latte fa bene (alla salute)6 (comput.) alzare di livello (ad es. un nodo in una struttura ad albero)● (fin.) to promote a new company, farsi promotore di una nuova società. -
20 ♦ (to) promote
♦ (to) promote /prəˈməʊt/v. t.1 promuovere; far progredire; favorire; incoraggiare; provocare; stimolare: He was promoted ( to the rank of) captain, è stato promosso capitano; to promote sales, promuovere le vendite; to promote a bill in Parliament, promuovere un disegno di legge in Parlamento; to promote sb. 's interests, favorire gli interessi di q.; Milk promotes health, il latte fa bene (alla salute)6 (comput.) alzare di livello (ad es. un nodo in una struttura ad albero)● (fin.) to promote a new company, farsi promotore di una nuova società.
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