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ahead Forward of the bow. ahoo An adjective indicating an un-seamanlike state of disarray. Used to describe something awry, askew, or even round but out of true. [11] E.g. "What a sad lubberly display is that craft underway! They're still dragging their fenders in the surf, and their sails are all ahoo!". ahoy A cry to draw attention.
This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms.
Another new character has come to CastleVille this week: Ulrich, a master blacksmith who was famous for his forging abilities before the Gloom came. He's heard of your efforts to fight the Gloom ...
Slow ahead/astern, the number of revolutions is standardized for the individual ship and is unstated; Half ahead/astern, accompanied by an order for a power setting (e.g., "half ahead both engines, revolutions 1,500") Full speed ahead/astern. This is reserved for emergencies and as such the word "speed" is included to distinguish it from the ...
Instead, the chain is forging ahead with its "Bold New Chapter" initiative. The plan calls for closing 55 stores in 2024 and 150 by 2026 while investing in its remaining locations.
Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it's widely accepted next ...
A forge is the hearth where the blacksmith keeps the fire for heating metals to be formed by plastic deformation, usually with hammer on an anvil.
Similarly, the German word Furt (as in Frankfurt, the ford of the Franks; Ochsenfurt, synonymous to Oxford; Schweinfurt, a ford where swine crossed the river; and Klagenfurt, literally "ford of complaints") and the Dutch voorde (as in Vilvoorde, Coevorden, Zandvoort, or Amersfoort) are cognates with the same meaning, all deriving from Proto ...