anchoring line
1line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of …
2anchoring gaze — The principal direction of gaze or line of sight of people who are in conversation. Also see conversation piece and point of view …
3Sounding line — A sounding line or lead line is a length of thin rope with a plummet, generally of lead, at its end. No matter what metal the plummet is made of, it s still referred to as the lead. In the recent past, depths were measured in fathoms, although… …
4Soil kite — A kite has two parts wing and tether. The tether is tensed; the wing converts the tension to lift and drag by interacting with a stream of material; the kite flies or deflects away from the relative direction of the ambient stream s material.… …
5mooring — Anchoring or making fast to the shore or dock. The securing or confining a vessel in a particular station, as by cables and anchors or by a line or chain run to the wharf …
6mooring — Anchoring or making fast to the shore or dock. The securing or confining a vessel in a particular station, as by cables and anchors or by a line or chain run to the wharf …
7Anchor — For other uses, see Anchor (disambiguation). Ploudalmézeau, anchor of Amoco Cadiz An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or… …
8USS America (CV-66) — The third USS America (CV 66), formerly CVA 66, was a Kitty Hawk class supercarrier of the United States Navy that served from 1965 to 1996.Construction and shakedownOriginally ordered as an Enterprise class nuclear carrier, the ballooning costs… …
9Walter Cronkite — Cronkite in 2004 Born Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. Novemb …
10Ian Thorpe — Infobox Swimmer swimmername = Ian Thorpe imagesize = 190px caption = fullname = Ian James Thorpe nicknames = Thorpedo; Thorpey nationality = AUS strokes = club = collegeteam = birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1982|10|13 birthplace = Sydney,… …
