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Roller reefing
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A system of reefing a sail by partially furling it. roller furling systems are not necessarily designed to support roller reefing.
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Reef, английский
- 1. reefing: to temporarily reduce the area of a sail exposed to the wind, usually to guard against adverse effects of strong wind or to slow the vessel.
- Риф (ряд подводных или едва возвышающихся
- Брать рифы - уменьшать площадь парусов
- To reduce the area of a sail.
- Риф, брать рифы; подводная скала, риф
- A certain portion of a sail comprehended between the head of a sail and any of the reef-bands. the intention of each reef is to reduce the sail in proportion to the increase of the wind; there are also reefs parallel to the foot or bottom of large sails, extended upon booms.—close-reefed is when all the reefs of the top-sails are taken in.—reef is also a group or continuous chain of rocks, sufficiently near the surface of the water to occasion its breaking over them. (see fringing reefs and barrier reefs.)
- [1] a shallow ridge of submerged rocks, coral, or sand, lying at or near the sea surface that may constitute a hazard to surface navigation. [2] the area of a sail that can be rolled and tied down to reduce its exposure to wind. [3] to reduce the area of a sail by securing it at its reef points or by rolling it around a boom or inside a mast.
- A shallow underwater barrier.
- To partially lower a sail so that it is not as large, which helps prevent too much sail as the wind increases.
- A line of rock and coral near the surface of the water.
- A vein of ore in the earth containing gold
Reef break, английский
Рифовый разбив волны. когда на пути развития волны возникает мелководный подводный риф, она начинает капризничать! в случае, если такой риф оказывается под несколько иным углом к развивающейся волне, создаваемая волна снимает кожуру, создавая тем самым пр
Reef cap, английский
Reef drive, английский
Reef knoll, английский
Reef knot, английский
- (see: square knot) рифовый узел
- Рифовый узел
- Прямой узел
- Прямой узел, рифовый узел
- A double knot made symmetrically with two half hitches. designed for tying reef points so that they hold securely but cast off easily, allowing a topman to quickly release the reef.
Reef limestone, английский
Reef point, английский
- Риф, люверс для рифления
- Short length of line sewn into a sail, to be tied around a boom or yard when shortening sail.
Reef points, английский
Strong grommets sewn into luff and leach of sail.
Reef rock austral bomby (a lar, английский
Reef wash, английский
Reef-bands, английский
Long pieces of rough canvas sewed across the sails to give them additional strength.
Reef-front, английский
Reef-points, английский
Small flat lengths of braided cord attached by eyelets to a sail along the reef band, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing. typically, a reef point consists of two lengths of cord which taper towards their ends—the narrow end of each is threaded through an eye in the wide end of the other and then the pair are rove through the eyelet in the reef band such that one length hangs before and the other abaft the sail.[26
Reef-rimmed, английский
Reef-tackles, английский
Ropes employed in the operation of reefing.
Reefal, английский
Reefe, английский
Top-mast. when a top-mast is sprung in or near the cap, the lower piece is cut off, and a new fid-hole cut, by which the mast is reefed or shortened.
Reefer, английский
- 1. a shipboard refrigerator.
- Refrigerator ship: a vessel designed to carry goods requiring refrigeration, such as meat and fruit. a reefer ship has insulated holds into which cold air is passed at the temperature appropriate to the goods being carried.
- Refrigerator ship; a vessel designed to carry goods requiring refrigeration, such as meat and fruit. a reefer ship has insulated holds into which cold air is passed at the temperature appropriate to the goods being carried.
- [1] usn name for a pea jacket. [2] rn name for a double-breasted navy blue uniform jacket. [3] slang for a cold compartment or refrigerator ship. [3] formerly, a slang term for marijuana.
- See refrigerated van.
Reefer box, английский
An insulated shipping container designed to carry cargoes requiring temperature control. it is fitted with a refrigeration unit which is connected to the carrying ship`s electrical power supply.
Reefers, английский
A familiar term for midshipmen, because they have to attend in the tops during the operation of taking in reefs.
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Greenwich meridian time (gmt), английский
A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons. now called coordinated universal time (utc).
Trunk (daggerboard trunk), английский
A strong housing in which the daggerboard is lowered and raised.
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