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Definition of boom
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of boom is as below...
Boom (n.) A
strong
chain
cable,
or line of spars bound
together,
extended
across
a river or the mouth of a
harbor,
to
obstruct
navigation
or
passage..
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Boom
::
Boom (n.) A long pole or spar, run out for the
purpose
of
extending
the
bottom
of a
particular
sail; as, the jib boom, the
studding-sail
boom, etc..
Bump
::
Bump (v. i.) To make a loud,
heavy,
or
hollow
noise,
as the
bittern;
to
boom..
Boom
::
Boom (v. i.) To cry with a
hollow
note; to make a
hollow
sound,
as the
bittern,
and some
insects..
Guy
::
Guy (n.) A rope,
chain,
or rod
attached
to
anything
to
steady
it; as: a rope to
steady
or guide an
object
which is being
hoisted
or
lowered;
a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope
connecting
a
suspension
bridge
with the land on
either
side to
prevent
lateral
swaying;
a rod or rope
attached
to the top of a
structure,
as of a
derrick,
and
extending
obliquely
to the
ground,
where it is
fastened..
Crotch
::
Crotch
(n.) A
stanchion
or post of wood or iron, with two arms for
supporting
a boom, spare
yards,
etc.; --
called
also crane and
crutch..
"""boomer "
::
Boomer
(n.) One who works up a
boom..
Spekboom
::
Spekboom
(n.) The
purslane
tree of South
Africa,
-- said to be the
favorite
food of
elephants..
Kyley
::
Kyley (n.) A
variety
of the
boomerang.
Jaw
::
"Jaw (n.) The inner end of a boom or gaff,
hollowed
in a half
circle
so as to move
freely
on a
mast..
Booming
::
Booming
(n.) The act of
producing
a
hollow
or
roaring
sound;
a
violent
rushing
with heavy roar; as, the
booming
of the sea; a deep,
hollow
sound;
as, the
booming
of
bitterns..
Cannonade
::
Cannonade
(n.) Fig.; A loud noise like a
cannonade;
a
booming.
Gybe
::
Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a
vessel
to the
other;
-- said of the boom of a
fore-and-aft
sail when the
vessel
is
steered
off the wind until the sail fills on the
opposite
side.
Inboard
::
Inboard
(a. & adv.)
Inside
the line of a
vessel's
bulwarks
or hull; the
opposite
of
outboard;
as, an
inboard
cargo;
haul the boom
inboard..
Boom
::
Boom (n.) A line of
connected
floating
timbers
stretched
across
a
river,
or
inclosing
an area of
water,
to keep saw logs, etc., from
floating
away..
Boomorah
::
Boomorah
(n.) A small West
African
chevrotain
(Hyaemoschus
aquaticus),
resembling
the musk
deer..
Sloop
::
Sloop (n.) A
vessel
having
one mast and
fore-and-aft
rig,
consisting
of a
boom-and-gaff
mainsail,
jibs,
staysail,
and gaff
topsail.
The
typical
sloop has a fixed
bowsprit,
topmast,
and
standing
rigging,
while those of a
cutter
are
capable
of being
readily
shifted.
The sloop
usually
carries
a
centerboard,
and
depends
for
stability
upon
breadth
of beam
rather
than depth of keel. The two types have
rapidly
approximated
since 1880. One
radical
distinction
is that a slop may carry a
centerboard.
See
Boom
::
Boom (n.) A
strong
chain
cable,
or line of spars bound
together,
extended
across
a river or the mouth of a
harbor,
to
obstruct
navigation
or
passage..
Boom
::
Boom (v. t.) To
extend,
or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a
boat..
Boomer
::
Boomer
(n.) One who, or that
which,
booms..
Spanker
::
Spanker
(n.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a
fore-and-aft
sail
attached
to a boom and gaff; --
sometimes
called
driver.
See
Illust.
under
Sail..
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