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Gap
·vt To notch, as a sword or knife. II. Gap ·vt To make an opening in; to <<Breach>>. III. Gap ·add...

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Gap
A rent or opening in a wall (Ezek. 13:5; comp. Amos 4:3). The false prophets did not stand in the ga...

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gap
This pure English word is used properly of any breach of continuity, as of the line of a saw's edge,...

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gap
A chasm in the land, which, when near, is useful as a landmark. ...

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Stopper
·vt To close or secure with a stopper. II. Stopper ·noun A short piece of rope having a knot at one...

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Air gap
·add. ·- An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif., in a dynamo or motor, the spa...

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Gap-toothed
·adj Having interstices between the teeth. ...

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Spark gap
·add. ·- The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an el...

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Stop-gap
·noun That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient. ...

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bitt-stopper
One rove through the knee of the bitts, which nips the cable on the bight: it consists of four or fi...

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cathead-stopper
See cat-stopper ...

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cat-stopper
, or cathead-stopper A piece of rope or chain rove through the ring of an anchor, to secure it for...

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chain-stopper
There are various kinds of stoppers for chain-cables, mostly acting by clamping or compression. ...

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compressor-stopper
A contrivance for holding the chain-cable by compression. ...

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deck-stopper
(See stopper of the cable.) A strong stopper used for securing the cable forward of the capstan or w...

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dog-stopper
Put on before all to enable the men to bit the cable, sometimes to fleet the messenger. ...

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rigging-stopper
See stopper of the cable. ...

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ring-stopper
A long piece of rope secured to an after ring-bolt, and the loop embracing the cable through the nex...

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shroud-stopper
A stout rope-stopper made fast above and below a part of the shroud which has been damaged by an ene...

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stopper-knot
Single and double wall, without crowning, and the ends stopped together. ...

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stopper of the anchor
A strong rope attached to the cat-head, which, passing through the anchor-ring, is afterwards fasten...

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stopper of the cable
Commonly called a deck-stopper. A piece of rope having a large knot at one end, and hooked or lashed...

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