wager boat
1wager-boat — [wagɛʀbot; wɛgœʀbot] n. m. ÉTYM. XXe; mot angl., comp. de wager « pari », et boat « bateau ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Sports. (Vx). Petite embarcation de régate …
2wager boat — noun A light boat for a race between single scullers • • • Main Entry: ↑wager …
3To hold a wager — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
4ВЕДЖЕР-БОТ — (Wager boat) гоночная шлюпка. Очевидно, называется так потому, что в профессиональных гонках участники и их сторонники заключают пари на исход состязания (Wager пари). Самойлов К. И. Морской словарь. М. Л.: Государственное Военно морское… …
5embarcation — [ ɑ̃barkasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1762; h. XVIIe « embarquement »; esp. embarcacion ♦ Bateau de petite dimension, ou canot. ⇒ barque, bateau, canot...; et aussi allège, 1. bac, 1. bachot, baleinière, caïque, canoë , 1. chaland, chaloupe, chalutier, 2.… …
6George Anson's voyage around the world — While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain s Pacific possessions. Returning to England in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a… …
7List of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty — This is a list of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (incomplete before the Restoration, 1660). The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, were the members of the Board of Admiralty, which exercised the office of Lord High Admiral when it was… …
8List of Deadliest Catch episodes — This is a list of Deadliest Catch episodes with original airdate on Discovery Channel. Airdates on Discovery Channel Canada generally differ. Contents 1 Pilot 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 …
9Ukkusiksalik National Park — Infobox protected area|name=Ukkusiksalik National Park iucn category=II caption=Location of Ukkusiksalik National Park in Canada locator x=135 locator y=98 location=Nunavut, Canada nearest city=Chesterfield Inlet lat degrees=65 lat minutes=20 lat …
10Voyage du Commodore Anson — En 1740, pendant la guerre de l’oreille de Jenkins qui opposa la Grande Bretagne et l’Espagne de 1739 à 1748, le Commodore George Anson reçut du roi Georges II le commandement d’une escadre, avec la mission d’aller harceler les colonies… …
