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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 line of
connected
floating
timbers
stretched
across
a
river,
or
inclosing
an area of
water,
to keep saw logs, etc., from
floating
away..
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Boom
::
Boom (n.) A
hollow
roar, as of waves or
cannon;
also, the
hollow
cry of the
bittern;
a
booming..
Student
::
Studding
sail () A light sail set at the side of a
principal
or
square
sail of a
vessel
in free
winds,
to
increase
her
speed.
Its head is bent to a small spar which is
called
the
studding-sail
boom. See
Illust.
of
Sail..
Ringtail
::
Ringtail
(n.) A light sail set abaft and
beyong
the leech of a
boom-and-gaff
sail; --
called
also
ringsail.
Bumkin
::
Bumkin
(n.) A
projecting
beam or boom; as: (a) One
projecting
from each bow of a
vessel,
to haul the fore tack to,
called
a tack
bumpkin.
(b) One from each
quarter,
for the
main-brace
blocks,
and
called
brace
bumpkin.
(c) A small
outrigger
over the stern of a boat, to
extend
the
mizzen..
Boomslange
::
Boomslange
(n.) A large South
African
tree snake
(Bucephalus
Capensis).
Although
considered
venomous
by
natives,
it has no
poison
fangs..
Bombilation
::
Bombilation
(n.) A
humming
sound;
a
booming.
Boom
::
Boom (v. i.) To rush with
violence
and
noise,
as a ship under a press of sail,
before
a free
wind..
Martingal
::
Martingal
(n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or
flying
jib boom,
fastened
to, or
reeved
through,
the
dolphin
striker.
Also, the
dolphin
striker
itself..
Boom
::
Boom (v. i.) To cry with a
hollow
note; to make a
hollow
sound,
as the
bittern,
and some
insects..
Cannonade
::
Cannonade
(n.) Fig.; A loud noise like a
cannonade;
a
booming.
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..
Boomerang
::
Boomerang
(n.) A very
singular
missile
weapon
used by the
natives
of
Australia
and in some parts of
India.
It is
usually
a
curved
stick of hard wood, from
twenty
to
thirty
inches
in
length,
from two to three
inches
wide, and half or three
quarters
of an inch
thick.
When
thrown
from the hand with a quick
rotary
motion,
it
describes
very
remarkable
curves,
according
to the shape of the
instrument
and the
manner
of
throwing
it, often
moving
nearly
horizontally
a long
distance,
then
curving
upward
t
Boomkin
::
Boomkin
(n.) Same as
Bumkin.
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
Boomer
::
Boomer
(n.) A North
American
rodent,
so named
because
it is said to make a
booming
noise.
See
Sewellel..
Catboat
::
Catboat
(n.) A small
sailboat,
with a
single
mast
placed
as far
forward
as
possible,
carring
a sail
extended
by a gaff and long boom. See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Wagenboom
::
Wagenboom
(n.) A south
African
proteaceous
tree
(Protea
grandiflora);
also, its tough wood, used for
making
wagon
wheels..
Bump
::
Bump (v. i.) To make a loud,
heavy,
or
hollow
noise,
as the
bittern;
to
boom..
Sprite
::
Sprit (v. i.) A small boom, pole, or spar, which
crosses
the sail of a boat
diagonally
from the mast to the upper
aftmost
corner,
which it is used to
extend
and
elevate..
Hushing
::
Hushing
(n.) The
process
of
washing
ore, or of
uncovering
mineral
veins,
by a heavy
discharge
of water from a
reservoir;
flushing;
-- also
called
booming..
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