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Gaffer, gaff
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Gaff, английский
- A spar that supports the head of a four sided fore-and-aft sail.
- 1. gaff rig: the spar that holds the upper edge of a four-sided fore-and-aft mounted sail.
- On some boats, a spar along the top edge of a four sided fore and aft sail.
- Гафель
- A spar used in ships to extend the heads of fore-and-aft sails which are not set on stays. the foremost end of the gaff is termed the jaw, the outer part is called the peak. the jaw forms a semicircle, and is secured in its position by a jaw-rope passing round the mast; on it are strung several small wooden balls called trucks, to lessen the friction on the mast when the sail is hoisting or lowering.—to blow the gaff, said of the revealing a plot or giving convicting evidence.
- [1] a pole with a barbed tip, a boathook (from portuguese gafe). [2] a spar on the mainmast of a usn vessel from which the national ensign is flown. [3] a short spar to which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is bent. see also sailing rigs. gaff-rigged: refers to a fore-and-aft sail shaped like a truncated triangle, with its upper edge made fast to a gaff. the top of a gaff-rigged sail tends to twist away from the wind reducing its efficiency when close-hauled.
- A pole with a large hook at its end.
- A tool comprising a handle and a sharp hook for boating your catch. also a word describing the event of poking one through an inflatable fishing dinghy, when a landing net may have been a better choice.
- Инструмент, состоящий из рукоятки и острого крючка для ловли на лодке. также слово, описывающее случай, когда вы протыкаете надувную рыбацкую лодку, когда подсак мог быть лучшим выбором.
- Стальная шпора бойцового петуха
Gaff off, английский
Gaff rig, английский
- Гафельная оснастка
- Гафельное вооружение
Gaff rigged, английский
A boat rigged with a four-sided fore-and-aft sail with its upper edge supported by a spar or gaff which extends aft from the mast.
Gaff topsail, английский
- A triangular sail set over a gaff.
- Топсель
Gaff vang, английский
A line rigged to the end of a gaff and used to adjust a gaff sail`s trim.
Gaffel, шведский
Gaffer, немецкий
Chief lighting technician.
Gaffer, английский
The chief electrician on a motion picture production, responsible, ideally, to the director of photography.
Gaffer`s tape, gaffer tape, английский
Introduced by ross lowel in 1959 to support lowel-lights on vertical surfaces.
Gaffle, английский
A lever or stirrup for bending a cross-bow.
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Gaft, английский
To steal something or someone gaft, gafted, gafting...etc. example i gafted that tomato from her stash, and threw at her face.
Gaff off, английский
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