TR Sections 19-22 Vocab Flashcards
Transom
The flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
Davits
A small crane on board a ship, esp. one of a pair for suspending or lowering a lifeboat
Turnbuckles
A coupling with female screw threads used to connect two rods, lengths of boat rigging, etc., lengthwise and to regulate their length or tenison
Humidor
An airtight container for keeping cigars or tobacco moist
Sextant
An instrument with a graduated are of 60 degrees and a sighting mechanism, used for measuring the angular distances between objects and esp. for taking altitudes in navigation
Baize
A coarse, felt-like, woolen material that is typically green, used for covering billiard and card tables and for aprons
Windfall
A piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money
Tendrils
A slender threadlike appendage of a climbing plant, often growing in a spiral form, that stretches out and twines around any suitable support (an Aaron Smelly plant)
Magnesium
The chemical element of atomic number 12,a silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series. It is used to make strong lightweight alloys
Conjuring
the performance of tricks that are seemingly magical, typically involving sleight of hand
Travois
A type of sled formerly used by North American Indians to carry goods, consisting of two joined poles dragged by a horse or dog
Pruned
Trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems
Sheaves
A bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping
Cognate
Related; connected
Imponderable
A factor that is difficult or impossible to estimate or assess
Solmen
A megalithic tomb with a large flat stone laid on upright ones, found chiefly in Britain and France
Oracles
A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
Moldering
Slowly decay or disintegrate, esp. because of neglect
Sloe
The small bluish-black fruit of the blackthorn, with a sharp sour taste
Lampblack
A black pigment made from soot
Rickets
A disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, characterized by imperfect calcification, softening, and distortion of the bones typically resulting in bow legs
Congealing
Solidify or coagulate, esp. by cooling
Bollards
A short, thick post on the deck of a ship or on a wharf, to which a ship’s rope may be scrured
Gantry
A bridge-like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, railroad signals, lights, or cameras
