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Ensign
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- A nautical version of the national flag of a country usually flown at the stern. -the rank of a officer equivalent to that of midshipman.
- 1. ensign, the principal flag or banner flown by a ship to indicate her nationality.
- [from the anglo-saxon segn.] a large flag or banner, hoisted on a long pole erected over the stern, and called the ensign-staff. it is used to distinguish the ships of different nations from each other, as also to characterize the different squadrons of the navy; it was formerly written ancient. ensign is in the army the title of the junior rank of subaltern officers of infantry; from amongst them are detailed the officers who carry the colours.
- [1] the flag denoting nationality (cf. colors). [2] the lowest commissioned rank in a british guards regiment. [3] the lowest commissioned rank in the united states and royal new zealand navies. essentially, a naval ensign is an on-the-job apprentice, similar to and ranking with a midshipman in the british navy, or an acting sub-lieutenant in the australian and canadian navies (although none of these is commissioned). in the usn, the most junior ensign on board is colloquially called the george ensign (from jorg = junior officer requiring guidance), while the most senior is the bull ensign (reputedly after admiral “bull” halsey who assigned specific duties to that officer).
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Equivalent, английский
- Эквивалент; эквивалентный
- Эквивалент (согласно так называемой доктрине эквивалентов, объект, по существу выполняющий ту же функцию тем же способом и обеспечивающий одинаковый эффект, считается эквивалентом)
- Эквивалент (согласно так называемой доктрине эквивалентов, объект, по существу выполняющий ту же
- N эквивалент; ~-lacking безэквивалентный; mono~ моноэквивалент; multi-~ мультиэквивалент | a эквивалентный translation, word absolute ~ абсолютный эквивалент occasional ~ окказиональный эквивалент regular ~ постоянный эквивалент variable ~ переменный эквивалент 1 “thunder”, образованное от “thunor”. 2 крупное литературное произведение эпического жанра; сложная, продолжительная история, включающая рад крупных событий. 3 раздел философии, изучающий основания знания. 4 повтор в конце смежных отрезков текста: “in 1931, ten years ago, japan invaded manchukuo – without warning. in 1935, italy invaded ethiopia – without warning. in 1938, hitler occupied austria – without warning. in 1939, hitler invaded czechoslovakia – without warning. later in 1939, hitler invaded poland – without warning. and now japan has attacked malaya and thailand – and the united states – without warning.” franklin d. roosevelt. 5 добавление этимологически не обусловленных звуков в конце слова.
- Эквивалент || эквивалентный
Midshipman, английский
- 1. during the 17th century, a naval rating for an experienced seaman.
- A naval cadet appointed by the admiralty, with the exception of one in each ship appointed by the captain. no person can be appointed midshipman until he has served one year, and passed his examinations; nor a lieutenant without having previously served six years in the royal navy as midshipman, and having further passed two severe examinations—one in seamanship and one in gunnery. a midshipman is then the station in which a young volunteer is trained in the several exercises necessary to attain a knowledge of steam, machinery, discipline, the general movements and operations of a ship, and qualify him to command.
- Formerly, a senior petty officer belonging to a group from which commissioned officers would be chosen. so-called because they berthed amidships, between the crew who berthed forward and the commissioned officers who lived aft. to be rated midshipman, a candidate had to have served at least two years at sea, either before the mast or as a captain’s servant, the latter position being reserved for “young gentlemen” with patronage connections. after a minimum of six years of sea service a midshipman could take the examination for third lieutenant, but might have to wait many more years before a vacancy arose. thereafter advancement depended entirely on seniority (see also master’s mate). during the napoleonic wars midshipmen tended to fall into three distinct categories: • well-connected teenage “gentlemen,” confidently expecting to pass the lieutenant’s examination and be commissioned. • ambitious but embittered 30–40 year-olds, who had either repeatedly failed that exam or, worse, had passed but lacked the essential patron. • hard-bitten professional seamen, promoted from the lower deck and not expecting to go further. nowadays it is the rank of the most junior british naval officer, equivalent to u.s. ensign but not commissioned and classified as “subordinate officer.” the rank insignia, which originated in 1758, is a white collar patch that some say can be traced all the way back to roman times when a white toga was the badge of aspirants to higher office. in the united states the title refers to members of the naval reserve officer training corps at a u.s. university and to students at the u.s. naval and merchant marine academies. navy regulations give them an ambiguous status, saying “midshipmen are, by law, officers in a qualified sense” (author’s emphasis). see also passed midshipman and aviation midshipman.
Nationality, английский
Национальная принадлежность; национальность
Distinguish, английский
Отличать; различать; различаться
Characterize, английский
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Fid, английский
- A pointed tool used to separate strands of rope.
- Flame ionization detector
- Flying image digitizer
- 1. a tapered wooden tool used for separating the strands of rope for splicing.
- Клин, колышек, шпилька, брусок
- A tapered spike used to open the lay of a rope when splicing.
- A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the weight of the top-mast when erected at the head of the lower mast, by passing through a mortise or hole at the lower end of the former, and resting its ends on the trestle-trees, which are sustained by the head of the latter; the fid, therefore, must be withdrawn every time the mast is lowered; the topgallant-mast is retained at the head of the top-mast in the same manner. there is also a patent screw fid, which can be removed after hauling taut the mast rope, without having first to lift the mast. (see mast.) a fid is also a conical pin of hard wood, of any size from 10 inches downwards, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing: of these some are large, for splicing cables, and some small, for the bolt-ropes of sails, &c. fid is improperly applied to metal of the same shape; they are then termed marling-spikes (called stabbers by sail-makers—which see). also, the piece of oakum with which the vent of a gun is plugged. some call it the vent-plug (which see). also, colloquially used for a quid or chew of tobacco, or a small but thick piece of anything, as of meat in clumsy carving.
- [1] a square bar of iron or wood used to secure or support a spar. [2] a wooden marlinspike. [3] a metal sailmaker’s tool used for shaping grommets; feedback 114 similar to a marlinspike but without the bulbous head.
Painter, английский
- A line tied to the bow of a small boat for use in towing, securing or tying up.
- A rope attached to the bow of a dinghy, usually used to tow dingy or handle it at dockside, or in water.
- Фалинь - швартовый конец, постоянно закрепленный на носу шлюпки (тузика)
- The line attached to the bow of a dinghy.
- A rope attached to the bows of a boat, used for making her fast: it is spliced with a thimble to a ring-bolt inside the stem. “cut your painter,” make off.
- A short line attached to the bow of a small boat for towing or making fast.
- Художник; маляр
- A line to the bow of a small boat used for making fast.
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