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Halcyon days
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This term for a happy, carefree, and prosperous time has a nautical origin. the halcyon is a mythical bird (usually identified as the kingfisher), believed by greek seamen to breed at about the time of the winter solstice and lay its eggs on a floating nest of seaweed. incubation took fourteen days, during which time the birds used their mystical powers to guns 144 charm winds and waves into tranquility, providing a mid-winter window for safe navigation.
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Day, английский
- The interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset
- День; дневной; днем
- One division in a window, as in a large church window.
- The astronomical day is reckoned from noon to noon, continuously through the twenty-four hours, like the other days. it commences at noon, twelve hours after the civil day, which itself begins twelve hours after the nautical day, so that the noon of the civil day, the beginning of the astronomical day, and the end of the nautical day, occur at the
- In modern usage every kind of solar time has its zero or stating point at midnight, but this has not always been so. in recent times there have been four conventions for measuring the start and finish of a day. [1] the civil or calendar day began at midnight, as it still does. [2] until january 1, 1925, the astronomical day began at noon, 12 hours later than the start of the calendar day of the same date. [3] until october 11, 1805, the nautical day also began at noon, but 12 hours earlier than the calendar day, and a full day (24 hours) earlier than the astronomical day of the same date. [4] the sidereal day is not a solar measurement like the first three, but rather the time required for a complete rotation of the earth in reference to any star or to the vernal equinox at the meridian, equal to 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.09 seconds in units of mean solar time.
- День; сутки
Day, английский
Day and night television system, английский
Телевизионная система дневного и ночного видения
Day around order, английский
A day order that supersedes ( cancels and replaces) the previous order by altering its size or price limit.
Day beacon, английский
An unlighted fixed structure which is equipped with a dayboard for daytime identification.
Day blindness, английский
Same as hemeralopia
Day bomber, английский
Дневной бомбардировщик
Day box, английский
Day cab, английский
A truck cab without a sleeper berth.
Day care, английский
Supervised recreation or medical care provided during the day for people who need special help, e.g. some elderly people or small children
Day care program, английский
Day case, английский
Same as day patient
Day case surgery, английский
Same as day surgery
Day centre, английский
A place providing day care
Day clock, английский
Датчик истинного времени; часы истинного времени daylightдневной свет (эффект освещенности)
Day coach, английский
Пассажирский вагон с сидячими местами
Day coal, английский
Day frequency, английский
Дневная частота, частота для дневной радиосвязи
Day gate, английский
In a bank, an interior grille door to a safe-deposit vault; used when the main vault door is open.
Day hospital, английский
A hospital where people are treated during the day and go home in the evenings
Day job, английский
Identified, английский
Incubation, английский
- 1. the development of an infection inside the body before the symptoms of the disease appear 2. the keeping of an ill or premature baby in a controlled environment in an incubator 3. the process of culturing cells or microorganisms under controlled conditions
- Инкубация, термостатирование, выдерживание в термостате
- Keeping inoculated media in ambient temperature and atmospheric conditions for microbial growth
Navigation, английский
- The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another.
- Навигация
- The art and science of conducting a ship safely from one point to another
- Мореходство, судоходство, плавание,
- Судовождение, судоходство
- The art of conducting vessels on the sea, not only by the peculiar knowledge of seamanship in all its intricate details, but also by such a knowledge of the higher branches of nautical astronomy as enables the commander to hit his port, after a long succession of bad weather, and an absence of three or four months from all land. any man without science may navigate the entire canals of great britain, but may be unable to pass from plymouth to guernsey.
- The science or art of planning, ascertaining, and recording the course of a vessel or aircraft; including fixing present and predicting future location, and collision avoidance. the word comes from the sanskrit navagati.
- Навигация; перемещение
- The mechanism used to direct users around a website.
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Hales trophy, английский
In 1934—hoping to encourage innovation in ocean passenger transport and to provide a more tangible token than the ephemeral blue riband—british parliamentarian, engineer, and entrepreneur harold keates hales commissioned a handsome souvenir to be awarded to “the ship which shall for the time being have crossed the atlantic ocean at the highest average speed.” made of solid silver and heavy gilt, the trophy weighs almost 100 pounds (45 kgs) and stands some four feet (122 cms) high on an onyx base. it consists of a globe upheld by two winged figures symbolizing victory and surmounted by a figure representing speed pushing a triple-stacked liner against the forces of nature. it also features statues of neptune and amphitrite together with models of old galleons and modern vessels. in 1979, united states lines (which had held the trophy since 1952) went into bankruptcy and donated it to the merchant marine academy museum at kings point, long island. in 1990, however, it was claimed by the british hoverspeed great britain which had achieved an average speed of 36.65 knots, beating the ss united states’ 1952 record by more than a knot. the museum and the maritime community initially denied the demand on grounds that hoverspeed was a ferry without accommodation for overnight passengers. however, to avoid a costly legal battle, the museum eventually relinquished the trophy. hoverspeed held the award for eight years until 1998, when spanish high-speed ferry catalonia won it with an average speed of 38.877 knots. six weeks later, and in spite of a two-hour diversion to assist a search and rescue operation, the danish high-speed ferry cat- link v took it with an average speed of 41.284 knots. all three of the recent winners were australian built. for over a decade, the merchant marine museum nostalgically displayed the empty glass case that had previously held the trophy, but it was re-filled in 2002 when carnival cruise lines provided an exact replica to be held on permanent loan.
Haircutting, английский
Ancient nautical superstition, probably rhodian or roman, holds that cutting hair or nails constitutes a votive offering to persephone, goddess of the underworld, and is therefore an insult to neptune, king of the sea, to whom all mariners are subject. even today, with the notable exception of cruise ship passengers, many seafarers honor the superstition by waiting until they go ashore to visit a hairdresser or barber. see also facial hair.
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