10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STERNWARD»
Discover the use of
sternward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sternward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Behind the paddle-wheel ship the two sternward currents thrown by the paddles,
and the forward current of the wake between them, may be seen long to maintain
their independent vitality. Behind the screw ship, when working under ordinary ...
2
Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects
The momentum generated by the paddle-wheels must equal the momentum
generated by the ship herself; and so, if the screw propeller were at the side of
the vessel, the screw would send sternward a current which would be pushing in
the ...
The momentum generated by.the paddle-wheels must equal the momentum
generated by the ship herself; and so, if the screw propeller were at the side of
the vessel, the screw would send sternward a current which would be pushing in
the ...
Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 1865
4
The Speed and Power of Ships
It should be remembered, however, that in the case of these actual small
propellers s is derived from the pitch of the driving iace, while in the ideal formula
$1 is based upon the assumed sternward velocity u of the water, and the water is
not ...
Step 5: Sternward Pitch Sternward pitch is the angle of the blade away from
perpendicular during the pull through of the stroke. A small amount of pitch, 4-6°,
is enough to help the blade stay buried at the proper depth through the water.
Edward McNeely, Marlene Royle, 2002
Normally, to dislodge a craft from a reef a submarine had to be lightened as much
as possible before moving sternward. Yokota, Nakano guessed, was apparently
overwrought. This seemed quite human to him, since the skipper was burdened ...
Icould see it bending sternward under the pressure. And at best it was leaking air,
so that the decks were a rush of wind. Already Drac and Iwere gasping with the
lowered pressure. "Drac, get out of here. Go get Waters; bring him forward.
This sternward flow increases steadily until it reaches its maximum velocity
abreast the center of the vessel or the midship section. In other words, when a
particle of the disturbed water is abreast the center of the vessel it is flowing aft
with ...
9
Marine Engineering in Theory and Practice: A Complete Text ...
A quantity of water is impelled in a sternward direction, and the reaction to the
force producing the sternward momentum in this tends to produce an equal and
opposite momentum in the ship or vessel in which the oars, paddles, or other ...
Sidney Gordon Wheeler, 1928
Naut. toward the stern, astern, sternward, abaft, aback, backward, back, at the
back, behind, in the rear, rearward. after, prep. 1. later, following, subsequent to,
at the close of, in succession to, because of, in consequence of. 2. behind,
following ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STERNWARD»
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sternward is used in the context of the following news items.
A replica of the French tall ship that aided the US in the …
YORKTOWN, Va. — Like an apparition, the 17-story ship glided through the cool morning mist, its towering skeleton of masts and two sternward flags — one ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Chadwick Stokes & Ark Life to Play Fox Theatre, 11/13
The chunky up-tempo grooves of "Sugarbeet Wine" seem all that more energized, when paired with its slow-burning airy interludes and sternward-arcing slide ... «Broadway World, Sep 14»
Solo camping: Sometimes the mind likes to be alone with itself
I recognize them: the couple I'd seen at the put-in, the smile-less woman in the bow, facing sternward toward the guy who'd glared at me as if I was trespassing ... «The Globe and Mail, Aug 14»
Former Navy ensign reflects on journey to Antarctica aboard …
The lower face of the bow angled sharply sternward to allow the ship to ride up on ice flows, breaking through them (sometimes) with the ship's weight and ... «GazetteNET, Jan 14»
EMERALD PRINCESS Re-Trekked, Part Four
Despite all the indulgence of the prior night, this morning I felt quite good when I awoke to find EMERALD PRINCESS maneuvering sternward into busy Napoli. «Maritime Matters, Jul 13»
Shipwrecked By Hurricane Sandy: The Strange Tale Of The Sinking …
After receiving the OK from Svendsen, volunteer sailor Doug Faunt, a retired computer engineer from California, waddled sternward in his Gumby suit and lay ... «Popular Science, Mar 13»
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
The latter includes a Sport Handling mode that sends more power sternward and judiciously taps rear brakes to help rotate the car. Mercedes claims shift times ... «Automobile Magazine, Mar 13»
2013 Honda Fit EV vs. 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV
The battery pack extends sternward enough that the twist-beam rear suspension had to be replaced by a more compact multilink affair. And while the Fit's battery ... «MotorTrend Magazine, Sep 12»
Senior's boat project floating to fruition
... to fit together the pieces of the gunwale and bottom, and “the dado on the skeg,” the slot cut for the sternward extension of the keel that resembles a small fin. «Toledo Blade, May 12»
100 years after the Titanic, we're still not unsinkable
Water cascaded sternward over the tops of the bulkheads and filled compartments further back, sinking the ship. The bulkheads were a fatal flaw. Had the Titanic ... «Washington Post, Apr 12»
