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Yest
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
[from the anglo-saxon gist]. a foaming breaking sea. shakspeare in macbeth gives great power to this state of the waters:—
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Young flood, английский
See flood.
Yellow admiral, английский
- A retired post-captain, who, not having served his time in that rank, is not entitled to his promotion to the active flag.
- When the british fleet was “colorcoded” (see british ensigns & admirals) a captain who had patiently worked his way to the top of the seniority list, only to find there was no vacancy for another rear-admiral of the blue, could be “yellowed”—that is promoted to flag rank “without distinction of squadron”— a somewhat dubious honor.
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