-
school friend,
Nigel Paterson who was a
member of a folk band
called The
Halliard. When the
members of the
group decided to turn professional, one of them...
- In sailing, a
halyard or
halliard is a line (rope) that is used to
hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard. The term "halyard"
derives from the
Middle English...
- area a sail was used,
though without shrouds or stays.
Apart from the
halliard, the only
ropes were the tack, led to a
point near the stem, and the sheet...
- Deveau's
report on the
state of the
rigging and
ropes that the ship's main
halliard may have been used to
attach the yawl to the ship,
enabling the company...
-
yield of
about 1.2
megatonnes of TNT (5.02 PJ). The
third test was of
Halliard, an
unusual three-stage
design with two nuclear-fission
components followed...
- jaws
which partly encircle the mast; it is
hoisted using peak and
throat halliards. A
standing gaff
remains aloft, its
sails brailed when not in use. 2. (fishing...
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Foxtrot G
Gangway Gig
George George George GEORGE Golf H
Halliard Horse Have Hypo Hypo HOW
Hotel I
Insect Ice Item Int Int INT
India J Jockey...
- three-stage
Halliard 3. The
Americans were
impressed with the
British designs,
particularly with
Halliard 1, the
heavier version of
Halliard 3. Cook, therefore...
- have the
equivalent purchase. Can be used for
topsail and top-gallant
halliards.
whipping The
binding with
twine of the
loose end of a rope to prevent...
- A
jewel block is a
block on
sailing ships through which the
halliard is rove. It is a
single 7-inch
block that is
suspended from an
eyebolt at the yardarm...
