ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
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Project Gemini — This article is about the NASA program. For other uses, see Gemini (disambiguation). Project Gemini Duration 1962 1966 Goals Long duration spaceflight; rendezvous and docking; extra vehicular activity; targeted re entry and Earth landing … Wikipedia
McClintock Arctic Expedition — The McClintock Arctic Expedition of 1857 was a British effort to locate the last remains of the lost Franklin Arctic Expedition. Led by captain Francis Leopold McClintock aboard the steam yacht Fox, the expedition spent two years in the region… … Wikipedia
companion — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a (often foll. by in, of) a person who accompanies, associates with, or shares with, another (a companion in adversity; they were close companions). b a person, esp. an unmarried or widowed woman, employed to live with and assist… … Useful english dictionary
Regional vocabularies of American English — vary. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may be not recognized by speakers outside of… … Wikipedia
Telepods — are fictional teleportation devices featured in the 1986 film The Fly and its 1989 sequel, The Fly II . The teleportation system in the original 1958 version of The Fly was referred to as a Distintegrator Integrator , and resembled two high tech… … Wikipedia
Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow caption=SMS Bayern sinking by the stern partof=First World War date=21 June 1919cite book |last=Longman |title=Island Fortress |pages=p. 452] place=Scapa Flow,… … Wikipedia
parts — Synonyms and related words: AF amplifier, AFC, AFC mixer, CRT, CW oscillator, FM detector, PCV valve, RF amplifier, TR switch, TR unit, ability, accelerator, adder, adjustable propeller, afterburner, aileron, air controls, air scoop, airscrew,… … Moby Thesaurus
companion — companion1 noun 1》 a person with whom one spends time or travels. ↘a person employed to live with and assist someone old or unwell. 2》 each of a pair of things intended to complement or match each other. ↘Brit. dated a piece of equipment… … English new terms dictionary