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sliding keel
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Sliding keel
(gcide) | Sliding \Slid"ing\, a.
1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.
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2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.]
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That sliding science hath me made so bare.
--Chaucer.
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Sliding friction (Mech.), the resistance one body meets
with in sliding along the surface of another, as
distinguished from rolling friction.
Sliding gunter (Naut.), a topmast arranged with metallic
fittings so as to be hoisted and lowered by means of
halyards.
Sliding keel (Naut), a movable keel, similar to a
centeboard.
Sliding pair. (Mech.) See the Note under Pair, n., 7.
Sliding rule. Same as Slide rule, under Slide, n.
Sliding scale.
(a) A scale for raising or lowering imposts in proportion
to the fall or rise of prices.
(b) A variable scale of wages or of prices.
(c) A slide rule.
Sliding ways (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a
vessel.
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sliding keel
(wn) | sliding keel
n 1: a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent
drifting to leeward [syn: centerboard, centreboard,
drop keel, sliding keel] |
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