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Crank, o
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Crank-sided. a vessel, by her construction or her stowage, inclined to lean over a great deal, or from insufficient ballast or cargo incapable of carrying sail, without danger of overturning. the opposite term is stiff, or the quality of standing well up to her canvas.—cranky expresses a foolish capriciousness. ships built too deep in
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Construction, французский
Insufficient, английский
Недостаточный
Overturning, английский
Failure of a retaining wall as a result of pressure of the earth, which overcomes the stability of the wall; the resistance to overturning is directly proportional to the weight of the wall and the width of the base.
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Cranks of a marine engine, английский
Eccentric, as in a turning-lathe. the bend or knee pinned on the shafts, by which they are moved round with a circular motion. also, iron handles for working pumps, windlasses, &c. also, erect iron forks on the quarter-deck for the capstan-bars, or other things, to be stowed thereon. also, the axis and handle of a grindstone. also, an old term for the sudden or frequent involutions of the planets in their orbits.
Crang, английский
The carcass of a whale after being flinched or the blubber stripped off.
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