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Yes, they used that phrase in the 1800s.
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What does all hands aloft mean as a ship term?
This would have been a term used in the days of the sailing ship which was propelled by sails. When the Captain gave the order 'All hands aloft' He would be ordering the men to go up the mast to tend to the sails which had to be manually hauled up or down.
How do you say Laura loughran in latin or normal?
It means CROWN OF BEAUTY He will hold you aloft in His hands for all to soe; a splendid crown for the King of Kings.
What flag is flown for all hands to return to ship?
The Papa flag
Where does the idiom All Hands on Deck come from?
It comes, literally, from assembling all of a ship's crew (all hands) at their mustering point on the ship's deck. This would occur typically in a battle situation. The idiom suggests that all personnel are needed, as for a major undertaking or project.
What is a rope used to hoist a sail called?
Once a rope on a boat/ship has an assigned duty, it is a line: hence the trick question of how many ropes are there on a boat -there are none, because they are all called lines. The line you are referring to is generally called a halyard. This term derives from "Haul Yards" as in hauling yards of canvas aloft.
What is a sentence using the word synecdoche?
This is a literary term which means using a part to represent the whole, or vice versa. Here are some sentences.Synecdoche is a subset of metonymy."The city posted signs" is an example of a synecdoche.Authors will often use a synecdoche such as "the gray-beard" to refer to their characters.
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Professor Horace Slughorn says to Hermione All hands on deck Granger What does that mean?
"All hands on deck" is a nautical term meaning "everyone needs to help [to get a job done]." Slughorn says this in jest to Hermione as he is sloshing his butterbeer all over the table in front of her, as if to say "watch out." Similarly, a ship's first mate might holler "all hands on deck" during a storm, in which water might be splashing over the sides of the ship, and the crew is needed to bail the water out, secure the lines, lower the sails, et cetera.
Scientific term for fear of hands?
Yes, this fear does exist.If you have a fear of left hands, it is called Sinistrophobia.If you have a fear of right hands, it is called Dextrophobia.If you have a fear of all hands in general, it is called Chirophobia.
What do planes and jets fly in?
They fly in air. High-performance military fighter jets have engines powerful enough that they can fly straight up, like a 'rocket ship'. But aside from those, all airplanes need air in order to remain aloft.
Where does jem spend all his Saturday untul scout quits waiting on him?
aloft in a treehouse
How do you abort your ship on Star Trek legacy?
If you mean abandon ship, The Captain or whoever is in command would call the order for "all hands abandon ship!" and they would probably have entire areas in the vessel devoted to escaping in an emergencey, escape pods and shuttle craft.
Who is Sir Humphrey Gilbert?
He was the founder of Newfoundland and is considered to be the founder of the British Empire. His ship was lost at sea on 9 September 1583 with all hands.
