Spurn-water

Spurn-water
Spurn-water Spurn"-wa`ter (-w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • spurn-water — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spurn — can have other meanings, see the . infobox UK place country = England latitude= 53.575955 longitude= 0.111454 official name= Spurn Head population= civil parish= Easington unitary england = East Riding of Yorkshire region= Yorkshire and the… …   Wikipedia

  • spurnwater — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English spurnewater, from spurnen to spurn + water : a low V shaped barrier on the forward deck of a ship to throw off seas coming aboard …   Useful english dictionary

  • Holderness — is an area of England on the coast of Yorkshire. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with The Netherlands than other parts of… …   Wikipedia

  • Yorkshire — For other uses, see Yorkshire (disambiguation). Yorkshire Flag of Yorkshire …   Wikipedia

  • Football — For other uses, see Football (disambiguation). Some of the many different games known as football. From top left to bottom right: Association football or soccer, Australian rules football, International rules football, rugby union, rugby league,… …   Wikipedia

  • Kingston upon Hull — City of Kingston upon Hull   City and Unitary Authority area   The Queen s Gardens, Maritime Museum, and City Hall (rear) in Kingston upon Hull …   Wikipedia

  • List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… …   Wikipedia

  • East Riding of Yorkshire — Basisdaten Status Unitary Authority Zeremonielle Grafschaft Region Yorkshire and the Humber Verwaltungssitz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of Acts of Parliament of the Great Britain Parliament, 1760-1779 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1760 1779. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament.For… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”