passage by water
1Water gang — Wa ter gang (O. E. Law) A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …
2water gate — noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice • Syn: ↑sluicegate, ↑sluice valve, ↑floodgate, ↑penstock, ↑head gate • Hypernyms: ↑regulator • …
3passage — 01. The [passage] from elementary school to high school is an important time in a child s life. 02. The King escaped from the castle through a secret [passage] leading to the river, where a boat was waiting. 03. Rohinton Mistry will be reading a… …
4water — As designating a commodity or a subject of ownership, this term has the same meaning in law as in common speech; but in another sense, and especially in the plural, it may designate a body of water, such as a river, a lake, or an ocean, or an… …
5water line — noun 1. a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑waterline, ↑water level • Hypernyms: ↑line • Hyponyms: ↑load line, ↑ …
6water line — 1. Naut. the part of the outside of a ship s hull that is just at the water level. 2. Naval Archit. any of a series of lines on the hull plans of a vessel representing the level to which the vessel is immersed or the bottom of the keel. Cf. load… …
7water bar — noun 1. : a ridge made across a hill road to divert rain water to one side 2. : a bar inserted in a joint (as between the wood and stone sills of a window) to prevent passage of water 3. : a tubular bar built into a fire grate as the heating unit …
8water stop — noun 1. : a device or construction designed to bar the passage of water 2. : a place (as on a stage road) where water is regularly available …
9Passage — Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird;… …
10Passage hawk — Passage Pas sage, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.] 1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a… …
