Means of dropping a line
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FISHINGRODMeans of dropping a line
trippingRelease and raise (an anchor) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor's crown
lifelineline, fired across a ship or boat, by means of which a hawser for a breeches buoy may be hauled aboard
kedgeto move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the direction desired
kedgesto move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the direction desired
kedgedto move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the direction desired
soundingThe area of sea close to the shore that is shallow enough for the bottom to be reached by means of a sounding line
trencherpower excavating machine designed to remove earth in a continuous line and to a predetermined width and depth, as by means of a rotating belt equipped with scoops
ditcherpower excavating machine designed to remove earth in a continuous line and to a predetermined width and depth, as by means of a rotating belt equipped with scoops
ditcherspower excavating machine designed to remove earth in a continuous line and to a predetermined width and depth, as by means of a rotating belt equipped with scoops
levela device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube
phasorvector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to
phasorsvector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to
nomogramA diagram representing the relations between three or more variable quantities by means of a number of scales, so arranged that the value of one variable can be found by a simple geometric construction, for example, by drawing a straight line intersecting the other scales at the appropriate values
nomogramsA diagram representing the relations between three or more variable quantities by means of a number of scales, so arranged that the value of one variable can be found by a simple geometric construction, for example, by drawing a straight line intersecting the other scales at the appropriate values