Aviation dictionary. 2014.
Mooring (watercraft) — A dockworker places a mooring line on a bollard. A vessel is said to be moored when it is fastened to a fixed object such as a bollard, pier, quay or the seabed, or to a floating object such as an anchor buoy. Mooring is often accomplished using… … Wikipedia
picketing — Securing an aircraft when it is parked in the open. An aircraft may be picketed with the mooring rings that are built into the pavement. The aircraft also may be picketed to the movable and above ground picketing blocks. These are heavy blocks… … Aviation dictionary
aircraft tiedown — Positions on the ground surface that are available for securing aircraft. Mooring rings are normally provided in the pavement for this purpose. Picketing blocks may be used for light aircraft where tiedown points are not available. Picketing… … Aviation dictionary
Phare de la Vieille — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Phare de la Vieille location = Raz de Sein, Finistère, Brittany, France. coordinates = coord|48|2|30|N|4|45|24|W|type:landmark yearbuilt = 1882 yearlit = 1887 automated = 1995 yeardeactivated = foundation =… … Wikipedia
Wollaton Hall — is a country house standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. HistoryIt was started in 1580 and completed in 1588 for Sir Francis Willoughby (1547 1596) and is believed to be by the Elizabethan architect, Robert… … Wikipedia
Sully Island — is a small tidal island at the hamlet of Swanbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, four hundred and fifty metres off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 8 miles (12.8 kilometres) south west from the… … Wikipedia
ПРИЧАЛЬНЫЕ РЫМЫ — (Mooring rings) кольца, заделанные либо на лицевой грани набережной стенки, либо у кордона стены; первыми пользуются обыкновенно для укрепления у причальной линии лодки, боты и катера, а вторыми суда малых и средних размеров. Самойлов К. И.… … Морской словарь
Kensington Runestone — Infobox Runestone name = Kensington Runestone picture = caption = rundataid = country = USA region = Minnesota city = Originally Kensington currently located at Alexandria, Minnesota produced = contested artist = contested style = text native =… … Wikipedia
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
Montgomery Canal — milepost Former names Montgomeryshire Canal/Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal Modern name Montgomery Cana … Wikipedia
