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Gob
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- [1] u.s. civilian slang for a naval enlisted man. the term is never used in the usn which banned it as “undignified” in the 1920s. [2] in the rn, gobby used to be a derogatory term for a naval reservist assigned to coastguard service, but is seldom heard today. gods of the sea:many sea-dwelling beings have established themselves in myth, but the graeco-roman deities are the ones which have persisted in european tradition. in over-simplified form, their history starts with oceanus and tethys, who ruled over all the worlds’ watery elements but were later succeeded by poseidon (neptune) and his wife amphitrite. their son triton became his father’s conch-horn trumpeter creating the roar of the seas, while another son proteus was guardian of the seal herds; both being revered as sea-elders able to foretell the future. leucothea and her son pal?mon were invoked by roman seamen as powerful protectors against shipwreck. portunus the god of ports and harbors could ensure safe and prosperous voyages. see also water deities.
- Goaf.
- Gospel oak to barking line
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Derogatory, английский
Coastguard, английский
The british coastguard is part of the civilian maritime & coastguard agency and is primarily concerned with search and rescue at sea, ensuring that passage is safe, and preventing coastal pollution.
Established, английский
Установленный
Themselves, английский
Amphitrite, английский
This greek goddess, who was one of the oceanides, personifies the sea, of which she is queen. she is usually depicted in a seashell chariot drawn by marine animals, and homer calls her “she who beats the billows against the rocks, and has the creatures of the deep in her care.” according to legend, she was abducted by dolphins and carried to poseidon who married her. she is an important figure in the “crossing-the-line” ceremony. amphitrite is not to be confused with aphrodite, who is not a sea-goddess despite the legend of her origin.
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Gods of the wind, английский
Winds were as important to sailing seamen as the waves were, and all seafaring cultures had their own wind gods and goddesses. the greeks had five major and many minor ones, most of which were adopted by the romans under different names. here we shall consider only greek mythology, which called the principal wind gods anemoi, each of which was associated with a cardinal direction and specific weather conditions: • aeolus was a son of poseidon, viceroy of the gods, and regent of all the winds, which he kept in vast caves on the mythical island of aeolia. • zephyrus personified, the gentle and friendly west wind, bringer of light spring and early summer breezes. • eurus was the strong, but unlucky, wind that brought warmth and rain from the east. • notus was the warm and moist south or southwest wind, much feared by mariners because he not only brought the fierce storms of late summer and autumn, but his fog, mist, and rain hindered visibility. • boreas blew from the north, bringing cold winter air. he is the only one who seems to have been remembered and invoked by european sailors. godsend:wrecker’s term for a vessel thrown ashore fortuitously rather than deliberately lured onto the rocks.
Glory hole, английский
[1] the lazarette, or any enclosed space in which small items can be stowed until needed. [2] jocular name for the steward’s or firemen’s accommodation.
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