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Some authors of English-language Go materials avoid use of Japanese technical terms, and the way they are applied can differ in subtle ways from the original meanings. A few Korean-language terms have come into use (e.g., haengma as a way of describing the development of stones). [1] [2]
Originally applied only to shipping, the term now also is applied to analogous transport via aviation, railways, or road transport. cage mast See lattice mast. camels 1. Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to provide additional buoyancy that reduces the draft of the ship in the middle. 2.
Greek ἄλλος (állos), another, other alloantigen, allopathy: ambi-denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two Latin ambi-, ambo, both, on both sides ambidextrous: amnio-Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion) Greek ἄμνιον (ámnion) amniocentesis: amph(i)-on both sides Greek ἀμφί (amphí)
The word "peeler" of similar origin, is used in Northern Ireland. Bob's your uncle "there you go", "it's that simple". [37] (Some areas of US have the phrase Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt) bod a person [38] [39] bodge a cheap or poor (repair) job, can range from inelegant but effective to outright failure. e.g.
The Fed cut its benchmark short-term interest rate, the federal funds rate, by a full point in 2024 and the average credit card rate has only dropped from 20.74 percent at the start of 2024 to 20. ...
A dense thicket of giant cane grasses, often lining a riverbank or other body of water. The term is used primarily in the southeastern United States. canyon. Also gorge or cañon. A deep cleft between cliffs or escarpments, or a rift between two mountain peaks, resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over long periods of ...
Forlorn hope: a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the leading part in a military operation, such as an assault on a defended position, where the risk of casualties is high. [3] Frontal assault or frontal attack: an attack toward the front of an enemy force. Garrison: a body of troops holding a particular location on a long ...
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