(nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501)
A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points connected in screw threads. The joint in between can be turned to shorten or lengthen the device with mechanical advantage provided by the screw threads.
turtleback
turtleback
noun
(military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of the ship and connects to the lower edge of the main belt armor, designed to deflect shells striking the ship on trajectories close to horizontal.
(nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly.
A library binding of a mass market paperback with a generic hardcover.
A primitive stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.
Any plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).
unbickered
unbirdlike
unbirdlike
adj
Not birdlike.
unbreaking
unbreaking
adj
That does not break; unbreakable or unbroken.
verb
present participle of unbreak
unbrokenly
unbrokenly
adv
In an unbroken way; continuously.
underbaked
underbaked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underbake
unmarkable
unmarkable
adj
Incapable of being marked.
unriskable
unriskable
adj
Not riskable.
unworkable
unworkable
adj
Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable.
noun
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
warblelike
warblelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warble.
waterblink
waterbucks
waterbucks
noun
plural of waterbuck
westbrooke
wickenburg
wilkesboro
windbreaks
windbreaks
noun
plural of windbreak
workbasket
workbasket
noun
A basket used to hold materials for needlework, etc.