RULES OF THE ROAD
\ɹˈuːlz ɒvðə ɹˈə͡ʊd], \ɹˈuːlz ɒvðə ɹˈəʊd], \ɹ_ˈuː_l_z ɒ_v_ð_ə ɹ_ˈəʊ_d]\
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(Naut.) Those by which it is determined which of two vessels is to give way to the other: e.g. a steamer gives way to a sailing-vessel; a sailing-vessel running free, to one sailing near the wind; one on the port, to one on the starboard tack.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
excruciatingly
- in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow" In an excruciating manner.
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