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1footrope — /foot rohp /, n. Naut. 1. the portion of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewn. 2. a rope suspended a few feet beneath a yard, bowsprit, jib boom, or spanker boom to give a footing for a person handling sails. [1765 75; FOOT +… …
2footrope — foot•rope [[t]ˈfʊtˌroʊp[/t]] n. 1) navig. the portion of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewn 2) navig. a rope suspended beneath a yard or spar to give a footing for a person handling sails • Etymology: 1765–75 …
3cleat — [klēt] n. [ME clete < OE * cleat (WGmc * klaut), a lump < IE * g(e)l eu < base * gel : see CLIMB] 1. a piece of wood, metal, or plastic, often wedge shaped, fastened to something to strengthen it or give secure footing: cleats are used… …
4footrope — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a rope rigged below a yard for men to stand on when reefing or furling see ship illustration 2. : the part of a boltrope sewed to the lower edge of a sail * * * /foot rohp /, n. Naut. 1. the portion of the boltrope to which… …
5watering slip — noun : an incline built into a river to give firm footing to cattle or horses led there to drink …
6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
8Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
