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Bigwig
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This derisory term for a senior officer has carried on from the days when status was reflected in the size of the incumbent’s wig. the term may or may not have originated at sea before transferring to common english.
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Transferring, английский
- Lifting an entire load of logs from one mode of transportation and placing the logs on another carrier (22).
- Нанесение информации на технический носитель
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Bilge blocks, английский
Supports for a vessel in dry dock. also keel blocks.
Big chicken dinner, английский
Usn enlisted slang for a bad conduct discharge (“that’ll earn him a big chicken dinner”).
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