projecting arm
61jib — jib1 [jib] n. [prob. < GIBBET] 1. the projecting arm of a crane 2. the boom of a derrick jib2 [jib] vi., vt. jibbed, jibbing [< Dan gibbe, to shift from one side to the other, jibe, akin to Du gijpen < IE ĝheib < base * …
62toe — [tō] n. [ME to < OE ta, earlier tahe, akin to Ger zehe < IE base * deik̑ , to show > TEACH, L dicere, to say, digitus] 1. a) any of the five jointed parts at the front of the human foot; digit b) the forepart of the human foot c) the… …
63breaker point — noun a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs • Syn: ↑distributor point, ↑point • Hypernyms: ↑contact, ↑tangency • Part Holonyms: ↑distributor, ↑ …
64Crane — n. & v. n. 1 a machine for moving heavy objects, usu. by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam. 2 any tall wading bird of the family Gruidae, with long legs, long neck, and straight bill. 3 a moving platform supporting a television camera …
65crane — n. & v. n. 1 a machine for moving heavy objects, usu. by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam. 2 any tall wading bird of the family Gruidae, with long legs, long neck, and straight bill. 3 a moving platform supporting a television camera …
66distributor point — noun a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs • Syn: ↑breaker point, ↑point • Hypernyms: ↑contact, ↑tangency • Part Holonyms: ↑distributor, ↑ …
67jib — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a triangular staysail from the outer end of the jib boom to the top of the foremast or from the bowsprit to the masthead. 2 the projecting arm of a crane. v.tr. & intr. (jibbed, jibbing) to the other; gybe. Phrases and idioms: jib …
68gib|bet — «JIHB iht», noun, verb, bet|ed, bet|ing. –n. 1. an upright post with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were in former times hung after execution. 2. = gallows. (Cf. ↑gallows) –v.t. 1. to hang on a g …
69jib´ber — jib 1 «jihb», noun. a triangular sail in front of the mast nearest to the bow. ● ↑cut of one s jib, ╂[earlier gibb. Perhaps related to gibbet.] jib 2 «jihb», transitive verb, intransitive verb, jibbed, jib| …
70tap|pet — «TAP iht», noun. a projecting arm, plunger, lever, or other part in a machine that is moved by a cam or similar part of the machine at intervals to transmit irregular motion …
