·add. ·- ·see Syndicalism, below.
·noun Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action. II. Action ·noun A right of action; as, the la...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Synonymous with battle. Also a term in mechanics for the effort which one body exerts against anothe...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adj Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. II. Direct ·vi To give direction; to point out a cours...
·add. ·- The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic an...
·noun Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself. ...
·add. ·- A current flowing in one direction only; — distinguished from alternating current. When st...
·add. ·- The nomination or designation of candidates for public office by direct popular vote rather...
·add. ·- A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for office are made. ...
·adj Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. ...
·add. ·adj Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a dynamo. ...
One of the five varieties into which artillerists usually divide horizontal fire (which see). ...
See motion. ...
See atmospheric steam-engine. ...
A steam engine in which the connecting rod is led at once from the head of the piston to the crank, ...
See atmospheric steam-engine ...