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Ratlines, or ratlings
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Small lines which traverse the shrouds of a ship (at distances of 15 or 16 inches) horizontally from the deck upwards, and are made firm by jamming clove-hitches; they form a series of steps, like the rounds of a ladder.
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Ratlines, английский
- (also "rattlins" or "ratlins")
- [1] small tarred lines laid like the rungs of a ladder across the shrouds as part of the standing rigging of a sailing ship to serve as steps for sailors ascending the mast. sometimes, especially on the lower shrouds, they are made of wood and called “ratbars.” ram 256 the seizings and clove hitches of each ratline are traditionally tied from the top down, with the sailors standing on temporary wooden battens that keep the shrouds at the right distance apart and prevent their weight causing the shrouds to sag. (pronounced “ratlins.”) [2] in u.s. military terminology, an organized effort for moving personnel and/or material by clandestine means across a denied area or border.
Horizontally, английский
Точность плюс-минус з см по вертикали и горизонтали ~ of separation точность разделения (зернистого материала на фракции)
Horizontal, английский
- Горизонталь; горизонтальный
- Горизонталь; горизонтальный 287
- At right angles to the direction of gravity; on the level; parallel to the horizon; neither vertical nor inclined.
- A direction parallel to the horizon, or what is commonly termed lying flat. one of the greatest inconveniences navigators have to struggle with is the frequent want of a distinct sight of the horizon. to obviate this a horizontal spinning speculum was adopted by mr. lerson, who was lost in the victory man-of-war, in which ship he was sent out to make trial of his instrument. this was afterwards improved by smeaton, and consists of a well-polished metal speculum about 3-1/2 inches in diameter, inclosed within a circular rim of brass, so fitted that the centre of gravity of the whole shall fall near the point on which it spins. this is the end of a steel axis running through the centre of the speculum, above which it finishes in a square for the convenience of fitting a
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Ratta, английский
[malay, rotan]. one of the genus calamus, used for wicker-work, seats of chairs, &c. in the eastern seas they constitute the chief cables, even to 42 inches circumference, infinitely stronger than hemp, light, and not easily chafed by rocks; very useful also to seamen for brooms, hoops, hanks for sails, &c.
Rational horizon, английский
See horizon.
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