swinging boom

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• swinging boom — noun : lower boom …   Useful english dictionary

• swinging-boom — swingˈing boom noun (nautical) The spar that stretches the foot of a lower studding sail • • • Main Entry: ↑swing …   Useful english dictionary

• Swinging Radio England — ( SRE ) was a top 40 offshore commercial station billed as the World s Most Powerful that operated from 3 May to 13 November 1966 from a ship in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton on Sea, Essex, England. While the station was… …   Wikipedia

• Post-World War II baby boom — As is often the case, after a major war, the end of World War II brought a baby boom to many countries, notably those in Europe, Asia, North America, and Australasia. There is some disagreement as to the precise beginning and ending dates of the… …   Wikipedia

• Sheer boom — Sheer Sheer, n. 1. (Naut.) (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side. (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it. [1913 Webster] 2. A turn or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Loader (equipment) — This article is about the piece of construction equipment. For the Australian rock band, see Front End Loader. Volvo L120E front loader …   Wikipedia

• Roller furling — is a method of furling or reefing wherein a sail is rolled around a stay or rotating spar. Roller furling is most commonly encountered on foresails, such as jibs, with mainsails a distant second.Furling methodsThe furling system itself is very… …   Wikipedia

• ВЫСТРЕЛ — (1. Swinging boom, lower boom. 2. Shot, round) 1. Длинное рангоутное дерево, укрепленное концом снаружи борта против фок мачты. Выстрел со шлюпками. В. служит для постановки ундер лиселей, а когда судно на якоре, на В. ставят шлюпки. На… …   Морской словарь

• dredge — dredge1 /drej/, n., v., dredged, dredging. n. 1. Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the… …   Universalium

• T-26 variants — KhT 130 (OT 130) flame throwing tank displayed in Russian Kubinka Tank Museum. Actually this is a TU 26 teletank control vehicle with a dummy flame thrower. Main article: T 26 tank More than 50 different modifications and experimental vehicles… …   Wikipedia

• Guest rope — (Naut.) The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English