10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «BOX THE COMPASS»
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The Family Guide to Survival Skills That Can Save Your Life ...
Box the compass to the direction of north. 2. Next, hold the compass level, and up
at eye level. Turn your whole body (holding the compass in front of your face) and
point the compass to the distant point where you want to go. If the compass ...
2
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
(provincial).—To rob an orchard. (Halliwell). To box the compass, verb, phr. (old).
To repeat in succession, or irregularly, the thirtytwo points of the compass;
beginners, onaccomplishing this feat, are said to be able to box the compass.
1751.
“Hope you can box the compass.” “What's box the compass?” The seat was warm
, the foam rubber padding comfortable. “Do I have to know how to box the
compass to steer?” “Can't box the compass, 2"". Something could go badly wrong
here ...
4
The British cyclopædia of
the arts and sciences
2 a double motion is produced, and, whatever be the direction of the supporting
box, the compass needle must of necessity hang flat. In the azimuth compass
sights are added, shown at F, G, by which a star or any other distant body may be
...
Charles Frederick Partington,
1835
5
The British cyclopaedia of
the arts, sciences, history, ...
2 a double motion is produced, and, whatever be the direction of the supporting
box, the compass needle must of necessity hang flat. In the azimuth compass
sights are added, shown at F, G, by which a star or any other distant body may be
...
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The British cyclopaedia of
the arts and sciences: including ...
2 a double motion is produced, and, whatever be the direction of the i supporting
box, the compass needle must of neces- 1 sity hang flat. ; In the azimuth compass
sights are added, shown at F, G, by which a star or any other distant body may ...
Charles Frederick Partington,
1835
7
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
To box the compass. A nautical phrase meaning to name the thirty- two points of
the compass in their correct order. Hence, a wind is said " to box the compass "
when in a short space of time it blows from every quarter in succession ; hence, ...
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer,
2001
8
Sporting Magazine: Or, Monthly Calendar of
the Transactions ...
Nothing but bar," said I : " box-the-compass, paddle-box, backey-box, dinner-box,
and box- seat : this Box lamille is vare numerous; I shall certainly see the end of it
" Vare veil, I had dined, and the voilure did arrive to Monsieur Wright's door, ...
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•Searching for Lost Warbirds in Florida, volume 1
Back in the day of square riggers, a seaman's first lesson was to learn how to "
box the compass," to quickly recite thirty-two points of wind direction. Very few
experienced sailors or fliers today could box the compass. Sixteen points is about
the ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
A soldier's c.p. indicating that though he was offering cigarettes, 'the donor's
generosity was limited by hard circumstance' (B. 8: P.): WW1. box the compass.
To answer all questions; to adapt oneself to circumstances: orig. and mainly
nautical; ...
4 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «BOX THE COMPASS»
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From bliss to capture – Tommy's amazing story
... ability to “box the compass” and splice a rope. That, allied to his Shetland background, convinced the man he was worth taking a chance on. «Shetland Times Online, juin 14»
UConn football's come-to-Jesus moment
While Jones' list does not exactly box the compass of religion in 21st-century America, it doesn't seem like a bad idea to acquaint arriving ... «Religion News Service, janv 14»
SoMe Brewing Company opens its doors in York
Those who want a hearty brew might like Box the Compass, which has 9.9 percent alcohol by volume. These are the clever and enticing names ... «Seacoastonline.com, déc 13»
The compass rose
My mother taught me to box the compass when I was a little kid tugging on her dress hem. I guess I bored easily, particularly on rainy days. «The Telegram, oct 13»