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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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Nock
::
Nock (n.) The upper fore
corner
of a boom sail or of a
trysail.
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..
Water Sail
::
Water sail () A small sail
sometimes
set under a
studding
sail or under a
driver
boom, and
reaching
nearly
to the
water..
Boomdas
::
Boomdas
(n.) A small
African
hyracoid
mammal
(Dendrohyrax
arboreus)
resembling
the
daman.
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..
Bump
::
Bump (v. i.) To make a loud,
heavy,
or
hollow
noise,
as the
bittern;
to
boom..
Gangway
::
Gangway
(v. i.) That part of the spar deck of a
vessel
on each side of the
booms,
from the
quarter-deck
to the
forecastle;
-- more
properly
termed
the
waist..
Silverboom
::
Silverboom
(n.) See
Leucadendron.
Cap
::
Cap (n.) A
collar
of iron or wood used in
joining
spars,
as the mast and the
topmast,
the
bowsprit
and the jib boom; also, a
covering
of
tarred
canvas
at the end of a
rope..
Heel
::
Heel (n.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the
bowsprit,
the
sternpost,
etc..
Boom
::
Boom (n.) A long spar or beam,
projecting
from the mast of a
derrick,
from the outer end of which the body to be
lifted
is
suspended..
Withe
::
Withe (n.) An iron
attachment
on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring,
through
which
another
mast or boom is
rigged
out and
secured;
a
wythe..
Spinner
::
Spinnaker
(n.) A large
triangular
sail set upon a boom, -- used when
running
before
the
wind..
Booming
::
Booming
(a.)
Rushing
with
violence;
swelling
with a
hollow
sound;
making
a
hollow
sound or note;
roaring;
resounding.
Sheet
::
Sheet (v. t.) A rope or chain which
regulates
the angle of
adjustment
of a sail in
relation
in
relation
to the wind; --
usually
attached
to the lower
corner
of a sail, or to a yard or a
boom..
Boomer
::
Boomer
(n.) A North
American
rodent,
so named
because
it is said to make a
booming
noise.
See
Sewellel..
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..
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..
Spekboom
::
Spekboom
(n.) The
purslane
tree of South
Africa,
-- said to be the
favorite
food of
elephants..
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