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Forelocks
Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
The pins by which the cap-squares of gun-carriages are secured.
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Forerunner, английский
- A precursor, an avant-courier.
- [1] a small piece of red bunting set into a logline before the first knot, thus allowing some 12–14 fathoms (70–85 feet) to run out and clear the ship’s deadwater before estimating its speed. [2] one of a series of long low swells which sometimes presage a storm. [3] a portent or omen.
Forelock, английский
- A flat pointing wedge of iron, used to drive through a mortise hole in the end of a bolt, to retain it firmly in its place. the forelock is sometimes twisted round the bolt`s point to prevent its drawing. also, spring-forelock, which expands as it passes through.
- The hair growing between a horse`s ears that falls on the forehead; a horse`s "bangs."
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