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Flome
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
An old word for a river or flood.
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Flood an, английский
Flood-tide. the flux of the tide, or the time the water continues rising. when the water begins to rise, it is called a young flood, next it is quarter-flood, half-flood, and top of flood, or high water.
Flogging the glass, английский
Where there is no ship time-piece the watches and half-hour bells are governed by a half-hour sand-glass. the run of the sand was supposed to be quickened by vibration, hence some weary soul towards the end of his watch was said to flog the glass.
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