studding boom

  • 1Boom — (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See {Beam}.] 1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding sail boom, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A long spar… …

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  • 2Boom iron — Boom Boom (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See {Beam}.] 1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding sail boom, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A… …

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  • 3Studding sail — Stud ding sail (Naut.) A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding sail boom. See Illust. of {Sail}. Toten. [1913… …

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  • 4Studding sail — A studding sail or studsail is a sail used to increase the sail area of a square rigged vessel in light winds. Traditionally pronounced stuns l.It is an extra sail hoisted alongside a square rigged sail on an extension of its yardarm. It is named …

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  • 5studding-sail — n. a sail set on a small extra yard and boom beyond the leech of a square sail in light winds. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. uncert.: perh. f. MLG, MDu. stotinge a thrusting …

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  • 6Stun Sail Boom River — The Stun Sail Boom River (or Stuns l Boom River) is located on the rugged south coast of Kangaroo Island, a large island off the South Australian coast. The southern and western coast of this island is notorious for its shipwrecks as it lies… …

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  • 7swinging-boom — swingˈing boom noun (nautical) The spar that stretches the foot of a lower studding sail • • • Main Entry: ↑swing …

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  • 8The booms — Boom Boom (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See {Beam}.] 1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding sail boom, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A… …

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  • 9ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА — ПАРУСНОСТЬ, РАНГОУТ И ТАКЕЛАЖ СОВРЕМЕННОГО ТРЕХМАЧТОВОГО ПАРУСНОГО СУДНА …

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  • 10Sail-plan — A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.The combinations shown in a sail plan almost always include three configurations:A light air sail plan …

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