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George ensign
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Usn slang for the most junior ensign on board a warship. reputed to be derived from jorg = junior officer requiring guidance (cf. bull ensign).
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Ensign, английский
- 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).
Ensign, английский
Ensign staff, английский
A short flagpole at the stern of a vessel, on which the national ensign is flown (see flag etiquette).
Ensign-bickford hot-wire lighter, английский
Ensign-bickford master fuse lighter, английский
George, английский
- A las vegas gambling term used by dealers. denotes some one who tips well. if the customer tips extremely well he would be a king george. a george will almost always get special favors and treatment from the house. the opposite of flea. example ben affleck is george.
- Берег георга v (антарктида)
- Г. джорджтаун; см. penang
George butler associates, inc., английский
George picketfences, английский
George washington, английский
George, mac, английский
Generic name for someone whose name you do not know. example hey, george, will you let me get off the bus please?
Georgemas plunger, английский
A device permitting the train driver to operate the points at georgemas junction.
Georgetown, английский
- Г. джорджтаун (столица гайаны);
- Г. джорджтаун (адм. центр влад. великобритании на о-вах кайман, о. большой кайман) * georgia [`d3o:d3j3
Georgette/crêpe georgette, немецкий
Vollkrepp-gewebe mit gleichmäßig poröser, sandiger oberfläche
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Get cracking, английский
Now meaning to push ahead, this term derives from the days of sail, when a shipmaster in a hurry would raise so much canvas that masts and standing rigging became taut to the point of creaking and cracking.
Geographical zones, английский
Based essentially on climate and behavior of the sun, geographers divide the surface of the earth latitudinally into five principal regions, namely: • north frigid zone—north of the arctic circle. • north temperate zone—between the arctic circle and the tropic of cancer. • torrid zone—between the tropics of cancer and capricorn. • south temperate zone—between the tropic of capricorn and the antarctic circle. • south frigid zone—south of the antarctic circle.
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