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2. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure. [3] 3. Overhead or high above. alongside By the side of a ship or pier. [3] ama A secondary hull or float attached to the primary hull of a vessel for stability, or the hulls of a modern catamaran. amidships 1. A position half way along the length of a ship or boat. [13] 2.
The monkey fist and other heaving-line knots were sometimes weighted with lead (easily available in the form of foil used e.g. to seal tea chests from dampness) although Clifford W. Ashley notes that there was a "definite sporting limit" to the weight thus added. moor 1. To attach a boat to a mooring buoy or post. 2. To dock a ship. 3.
Congress authorized the Department of the Navy to purchase vessels and appoint acting or volunteer officers to man them until the end of the conflict. [2] By the end of the War, most officers were appointed to a higher acting rank, and their appointments lasted until the end of the war at which point many were discharged from the Navy.
[2] [3] The White House Presidential Personnel Office (PPO) is one of the offices most responsible for political appointees and for assessing candidates to work at or for the White House. [ 4 ] These positions are published in the Plum Book (officially, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions ), a new edition of which is ...
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1. Center line, the central axis of a feature. 2. Class, for example, "paint per spec XYZ revision C type 1 class 2" may be abbreviated as "paint per spec XYZ REV C TY 1 CL 2" or even in some cases "paint per spec XYZ-C-1-2". (The latter practice is not uncommon but is cryptic for workers with minimal training and experience. The first two ...
Hannah Kobayashi, from Hawaii, has been missing since she landed in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 8. A Hawaii woman who has been missing since she failed to board a connecting flight in Los Angeles ...
Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal that cleared the way for votes on a group of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial courts.