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Loose cannon
| Глоссарий морских терминов (рангоут, такелаж, устройство судна) |
- An irresponsible and reckless individual whose behavior (either intended or unintended) endangers the group he or she belongs to. a loose cannon, weighing thousands of pounds, would crush anything and anyone in its path, and possibly even break a hole in the hull, thus endangering the seaworthiness of the whole ship.
- In common speech this refers to someone, especially a politician, who is unpredictable, uncontrollable, and likely to speak or act without considering either consequences or the “party line.” the origin is obvious—two or more tons of wood and metal trundling up and down the rolling gundeck of a sailing man-of-war was not only a terrible hazard to life and limb, but could seriously damage other guns, or even crash through the side to plunge into the sea.
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Cannon, английский
- Snooker or british term for a "carom"
- Пушка
- The well-known piece of artillery, mounted in battery on board or on shore, and made either of brass or iron. the principal parts are:—1st. the breech, together with the cascable and its button, called by seamen the pommelion. the breech is of solid metal, from the bottom of the concave cylinder or chamber to the cascable. 2d. the trunnions, which project on each side, and serve to support the cannon, hold it almost in equilibrio. 3d. the bore or caliber, is the interior of the cylinder, wherein the powder and shot are lodged when the cannon is loaded. the entrance of the bore is called the mouth or muzzle. it may be generally described as gradually tapering, with the various modifications of first and second reinforce and swell, to the muzzle or forward end. (see gun.)
- [1] in the 18th–19th centuries, a large, smoothbore, muzzle-loading gun mounted on a wheeled carriage. usually classified by the weight of round-shot it fired, but see also “great gun.” the word comes from the latin canna = tube, and a muzzle- loading cannon is essentially a tube sealed at one end to form a chamber. the preferred naval term is gun. [2] today, any large tubular firearm, with a caliber in excess of 20 mm, designed to fire over considerable distances.
- The area between the knee on the front leg, or hock on the rear leg, and the fetlock.
Cannon, английский
Cannon 103, английский
Cannon ball, английский
[1] a large round solid metal projectile. the preferred naval term is shot. [2] u.s. naval academy slang for baked candied apples served to midshipmen on special occasions. a dozen are served to each table and tradition holds that any volunteer who manages to eat all twelve is granted “carry on” privileges (freedom from harassment by upperclassmen) for the rest of the semester.
Cannon firing, английский
See gun firing.
Cannon launched guided projectile, английский
Ракетно-артиллерийский управляемый снаряд 157
Cannon royal, английский
A 60-pounder of eight and a half inches bore. (see carthoun.)
Cannon shot, английский
Cannon tube shield (rt), английский
A tube shield in the form of a long cylinder generally supported in cantilever fashion. the x-ray beam emerges through an aperture in the lead-lined wall of the cylinder, at right angles to its axis.
Cannon, rifled, английский
Introduced by captain blakely, sir w. armstrong, and others.
Cannonade, английский
- The opening and continuance of the fire of artillery on any object attacked. battering with cannon-shot.
- Continuous heavy gunfire (cf. bombardment).
Cannonball, английский
Cannonball mill, английский
Loose, английский
- To release a rope, or unfurl or cast off a sail.
- A synonym for junk when applied to pieces of metal that must be fished from a borehole.
Loose, английский
Loose, английский
Loose a rope, to, английский
To cast it off, or let it go.
Loose assembled, английский
The fabrication of timber elements off site so that they are finished but not connected together until on site just prior to installation
Loose back, английский
An upholstery furniture piece in which the back pillows are detached from the back frame meaning cushions can be flipped and moved as needed.
Loose bound, английский
Недостижимая граница напр., воп cp. tight bound
Irresponsible, английский
Individual, английский
Физическое лицо
Seaworthiness, английский
- Statement of condition of the vessel (valid certificates, fully equipped and manned etc.)
- The sufficiency of a vessel in materials construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer -- overloading, untrained officers, etc., may constitute a vessel unseaworthy.
- Statement on the condition of the vessel . it has valid certificates, is fully equipped and manned
Especially, английский
Politician, английский
Uncontrollable, английский
Нерегулируемый; неуправляемый
Considering, английский
Consequences, английский
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Post-captain, английский
An obsolete alternative form of the rank of captain in the royal navy; once achieved promotion thereafter was entirely due to seniority.
Spider band or spider hoop, английский
An iron band around the base of a mast which holds a set of iron belaying pins.
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