·add. ·- A machine tool for drilling slots, in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.
·vi To sow in drills. II. Drill ·noun A row of seed sown in a furrow. III. Drill ·noun A small tri...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to drill a man on, to decoy or flatter a man into a thing ; also to amuse with delays. D. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Systematized instruction in the practice of all military exercises. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·adv Athwart; across; crosswise. II. Traverse ·adj A turning; a trick; a subterfuge. III. Traverse...
Denotes the several courses a ship makes under the changes of wind or manœuvres. It is self-evident ...
·- A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill. ...
·- A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a sc...
A recent establishment of vessels in which the volunteers composing the Royal Naval Reserve are dril...
Fatiguing exercise or extra drill for petty delinquencies. ...
Up one hatchway and down another, to elude duty. (See tom cox's traverse.) ...
A thin circular piece of board, marked with all the points of the compass, and having eight holes bo...
See jack-stays. ...
Cross examinations at a court-martial. ...
Resolving a traverse is merely a general term for the determination of a single course equivalent to...
A table which gives the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to a certain course and d...
A wind which sets right in to any harbour, and prevents the departure of vessels. ...
Up one hatchway and down another: others say three turns round the long boat, and a pull at the scut...
To get it fore and aft. ...