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The term sailing ship refers to what kind of vessel?
A sailing ship is referred to nowadays as any large wind-powered vessel. Generally you will find that these ships are completely powered by a series of masts and sales.
What is the synonyms for ship?
boat, vessel, sailing ships:barque, or bark - at least three masts, fore-and-aft rigged mizzen mastbarquentine - at least three masts with all but the foremost fore-and-aft riggedbilander - a ship or brig with a lug-rigged mizzen sailbrig - two masts square rigged (may have a spanker on the aftermost)brigantine - two masts, with the foremast square-riggedcaravelcarrackclipper - a square-rigged merchant ship of the 1840-50s designed for speedy passagescog - plank built, one mast, square riggedcorvette - an imprecise term for a small, often ship-rigged vesselcutter - Fore-and-aft rigged, single mast with two headsailsdhow a lateen-rigged merchant or fishing vesseldinghy - a small open boat, usually one mastfrigate - a ship-rigged European warship with a single gundeck, designed for commerce-raiding and reconnaissancefishing smackfluyt - a Dutch oceangoing merchant vessel, rigged similarly to a galleonfull-rigged ship - three or more masts, all of them square riggedgalleon - a large, primarily square-rigged vessel of the sixteenth and seventeenth centurieshermaphrodite brig - similar to a brigantine
What are some synonyms for the term 'rigging'?
Rigging consists of the masts, yards, sails, and cordage of a ship which helps catch the wind in order to propel it through the sea. Some synonyms include gear, apparatus, clothing, equipment, and implements.
What do you call the action of a person going aboard a ship as a passenger?
The term is, "Passengers embark"
Which term describes a combination of many updates and fixes?
hot fix
Why do they call the pilots seat the cockpit?
The term pilot was first used as a naval term in the early 1500's, meaning the person who steers the ship, which is not (necessarily) the same person as the captain. In the mid 1800's the term pilot also included a person who steers a balloon, and in the early 1900's its meaning was expanded to include a person who flies an airplane.
What do you call a person who hides aboard a ship in order to get a free passage?
The term you are looking for is stowaway.
What is the term for a person who drives a ship?
A ship's captain is in charge of the ship. The navigator plots the ship's course. The engineer looks after the engines that drive the ship along. The helmsman is at the wheel and follows direction from the officers as to the course to steer. Then there are other members of the crew.
What is the term for a combination of fixes installed into windows in a single operation?
service pack
What is the term that means to sink a ship?
To purposely sink a ship is to 'scuttle' the ship.
What is the difference between a clipper ship and a schooner?
A clipper and a schooner were of different sizes and had different style rigging. The terms schooner and clipper represent two different ways to describe a sailing vessel. The word 'schooner' refers to the way a vessel's masts and sails are set up. A schooner is a vessel with at least two masts (some Great Lakes schooners had up to seven) and the foremast is usually smaller or sometimes the same size as the main mast. The schooner's sails are primarily rigged fore'n'aft though some schooners may have square sails rigged on the foremast as well, or they may have square tops'ls on the fore or both masts. The term 'ship' refers to a saling vessel that has at least 3 masts and has square sails rigged on all 3 masts. The term 'clipper' refers to a vessel that has been designed specifically for speed and usually for a particular purpose or trade. Most well known are the tea clippers that raced between China and England transporting tea, but there were also wool clippers, opium clippers and nitrate clippers. These were usually ships or sometimes barques ( a barque is a vessel with at least 3 masts and is square rigged except for the rearmost mast which is fore'n'aft rigged. There was also the Baltimore clipper, famous for it's use as a blockade runner, privateer and slaver, which was actually a schhooner.
What are the weakness of he checks and balances?
Checks and balance can be in a continual state of flux and change. Longer lasting 'fixes' are better than short term quick fixes that need constant upkeep.
