mooring device

  • 1mooring mast — noun a tower for mooring airships • Syn: ↑mooring tower • Hypernyms: ↑tower * * * noun or mooring tower : a mast on shore or on a ship with a fitting at the top to receive the mooring device of a rigid dirigible airship * * * the mast or tower to …

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  • 2Mooring — may refer to: Mooring (watercraft), any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or lines Mooring mast, a structure designed to hold airships and blimps securely in the open when they are not in flight. Mooring (North… …

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  • 3mooring — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors 2. a. a place where or an object to which something (as a craft) can be moored b. a device (as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place 3. an …

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  • 4Kite mooring — Kites are given mooring by many methods. Watercraft and aircraft traditionally have the term mooring applied to making the watercraft or aircraft fast to some external object. The kite has two parts: wing and kite line; the kite essentially needs …

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  • 5antisweep device — Any device incorporated in the mooring of a mine or obstructor, or in the mine circuits to make the sweeping of the mine more difficult …

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  • 6Catenary — This article is about the mathematical curve. For other uses, see Catenary (disambiguation). Chainette redirects here. For the wine grape also known as Chainette, see Cinsaut. A hanging chain forms a catenary …

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  • 7Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …

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  • 8Anchor — 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… …

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  • 9ГОСТ 26069-86: Механизмы палубные и судовые устройства. Термины и определения — Терминология ГОСТ 26069 86: Механизмы палубные и судовые устройства. Термины и определения оригинал документа: D. Ankereinrichtung Е. Anchor handling gear F. Appareil de mouillage Палубный механизм, предназначенный для отдачи и подъема якорей и… …

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  • 10undersea exploration — Introduction       the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath. Primary objectives and accomplishments       Included in the scope of undersea exploration are the physical and chemical… …

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