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Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.). jungftak, n. Persian bird, the male of which had only one wing, on the right side, and the female only one wing, on the left side; instead of the missing wings, the male had a hook of bone, and the female an eyelet of bone, and it was by uniting hook and eye that they ...
"The Quiddlers" was chosen randomly by pointing at a word in a pedestal-mounted dictionary in the library of Oakland University, where all three attended. It is defined, essentially, as people who have no real job (in the traditional sense) or means of living.
This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English.The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and "learner's ...
1. (fixed) A propeller mounted on a rigid shaft protruding from the hull of a vessel, usually driven by an inboard motor. 2. (folding) A propeller with folding blades, furling to reduce drag on a sailing vessel when not in use. propeller walk. Also prop walk. The tendency for a propeller to push the stern sideways.
Mounted Russian dragoon armed with an infantry long gun, c. 1710 Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry , who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from horseback ...
A binnacle (/ ˈ b ɪ n ə k əl /) is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments.
Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings; Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display; To prepare dead animals for display in taxidermy; Lens mount, an interface used to fix a lens to a camera
Engines in nacelles on a Boeing 707. A nacelle (/ n ə ˈ s ɛ l / nə-SEL) is a streamlined container for aircraft parts such as engines, fuel or equipment. [1] When attached entirely outside the airframe, it is sometimes called a pod, in which case it is attached with a pylon or strut and the engine is known as a podded engine. [2]