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21Ship of the line — A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid 19th century, to take part in the the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring… …
22ship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vehicle for navigation on water Nouns 1. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom; airship (see aviation). See navigation. 2. (naval organization) navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, argosy; shipping, merchant… …
23tack — Synonyms and related words: MO, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, affix, algorithm, alter, alteration, ameliorate, annex, append, approach, articulate, attach, attack, azimuth, back and fill, back band, backstrap, baste, batten, batten down, be… …
24Tack tackle — Tackle Tac kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,… …
25tack — tæk n. short pointed nail with a broad flat head; zigzag course of a ship sailing against the wind; sewing stitch used to temporarily fasten cloth together; riding gear (Equestrian); course of action v. affix with a tack; append, add as an… …
26To hold tack — Tack Tack, n. [OE. tak, takke, a fastening; akin to D. tak a branch, twig, G. zacke a twig, prong, spike, Dan. takke a tack, spike; cf. also Sw. tagg prickle, point, Icel. t[=a]g a willow twig, Ir. taca a peg, nail, fastening, Gael. tacaid, Armor …
27Rotor Ship — A Rotor ship, also known as a Flettner ship, is a ship designed to use the Magnus effect for propulsion. The Magnus effect is a force acting on a spinning body in a moving airstream, which acts perpendicularly to the direction of the airstream.… …
28about ship — intransitive verb Etymology: from the imperative phrase about ship, from about (I) + ship, n. : tack usually used as an order * * * (as a command) put the ship about. [1865 70] * * * about ship, a command to bring a sailing vessel about. a|bout… …
29Hard-tack — Hardtack Hard tack or Hard tack Hard tack (h[aum]rd t[a^]k ), n. 1. A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of unleavened hard biscuit or sea bread. Called also {pilot biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {ship biscuit} and {ship bread} [1913 Webster] …
30about-ship — /euh bowt ship /, v.i., about shipped, about shipping. Naut. to tack. [1680 90] * * * aboutˈ shipˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb To put (the ship) on the opposite tack • • • Main Entry: ↑about …
