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English-Russian sailing ships dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian sailing ships dictionary. 2014.
sheer — sheer1 [shir] vi. [var. of SHEAR, prob. infl. by Du or LowG scheren, to cut, deviate, warp away] to turn aside sharply from a course; swerve vt. to cause to sheer n. 1. a sudden change of course; abrupt turn; swerve 2. the oblique heading or… … English World dictionary
sheer — I [[t]ʃɪər[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings[/ex] 2) unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck[/ex] 3) unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense[/ex] 4) extending down… … From formal English to slang
sheer´ness — sheer1 «shihr», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. very thin; almost transparent: »Sheer white curtains hung at the little windows to let in as much light as possible. 2. unmixed with anything else; complete: »sheer nonsense. She fainted from… … Useful english dictionary
sheer — sheer1 sheerly, adv. sheerness, n. /shear/, adj., sheerer, sheerest, adv., n. adj. 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. 2. unmixed with anything else: We drilled a hundred feet through sheer rock … Universalium
sheer — I. /ʃɪə / (say shear) adjective 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as fabrics, etc. 2. unmixed with anything else. 3. unqualified; utter: a sheer waste of time. 4. extending down or up very steeply: a sheer descent of rock. 5. Obsolete bright;… …
sheer — 1. adjective /ˈʃɪə,ʃɪr/ a) Very thin or transparent. Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention. b) Pure; unmixed; being only what it seems to be. I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing … Wiktionary
sheer — The longitudinal curve of a vessel s decks in a vertical plane. Due to sheer, a vessel s deck height above the baseline is higher at the stem and stern than at amidships … Dictionary of automotive terms
Turret deck ship — A turret deck ship is a type of merchant ship with an unusual hull, designed and built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The hulls of turret deck vessels were rounded and stepped inward above their waterlines. This gave some advantages in … Wikipedia
hog sheer — noun : the deck curve of a ship in which the middle portion of the deck is higher than the ends … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium