Tom Swift and His Motor Boat Flashcards
adjustment
a modification, fluctuation, or correction
aeronaut
a pilot of a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon
auction
a public sale in which property of goods are sold to the highest bidder
casual
occurring by chance
cockpit
the area from which a vessel is steered
compass
a device used to determine geographic direction
comfident
marked by a strong, fearless,a in bold belief in oneself and one’s capabilities
conservative
moderate; cautious; keeping within bounds
contraption
a mechanical device
craft
boat, ship, or airplane
crony
a long-time close friend or companion
frantic
highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied
gyroscope
a device consisting of a spinning disk or wheel mounted on a base so that its axis can turn freely in one or more directions and thereby maintain its orientation regardless of any movement of the base
humiliate
to lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of
implicate
to involve; to bring into connection with
incident
an occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure or precipitates a crisis
overhaul
to dismantle in order to make reparis
parachute
an apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a hemispherical canopy attached to a harness
peer - v.
look closely and searchingly
petulant
unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
physician
a person who practices medicine
process
the series of actions, operations, or motions involved in the accomplishment of an end
propeller
a machine for moving an aircraft or a boat forward, consisting of a power-driven shaft with radiation blades placed so as to thrust air or water in a desired direction when spinning
sanitarium
an institution for the treatment of chronic diseases of for medically supervised recuperation
spurt
to gush forth suddenly, in a stream or jet
systematic
carried on using step-by-step procedures; purposefully regular
tachometer
device that indicates the revolutions per minute of a revolving shaft
temporary
lasting, continuing, or serving for a limited time
throttle
to regulate the speed of an engine
tourniquet
a device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding by temporarily stopping the flow of blood through a limb
tow
the act of pulling behind with a rope or chain
turbine
an engine or motor driven by the pressure of steam, water, or air against the curved vanes of a wheel or set of wheels
ugly
unpleasing to the sight
unexpected
coming without warning
