- mooring sinker
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English-Polish dictionary for engineers. 2013.
mooring sinker
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sinker — In naval mine warfare, a heavy weight to which a buoyant mine is moored. The sinker generally houses the mooring rope drum and depth setting mechanism and for mines laid by ships, it also serves as a launching trolley … Military dictionary
bouquet mine — In naval mine warfare, a mine in which a number of buoyant mine cases are attached to the same sinker, so that when the mooring of one mine case is cut, another mine rises from the sinker to its set depth. See also mine … Military dictionary
sprocket — In naval mine warfare, an anti sweep device included in a mine mooring to allow a sweep wire to pass through the mooring without parting the mine from its sinker … Military dictionary
hook — Synonyms and related words: L, Long Melford, abstract, acquitted, all the way, allure, anchor, anchorage, and, and sinker, angle, angle off, annex, apex, appropriate, arc, arch, argue into, articulate, backhand, backhander, backstroke, bag, bait … Moby Thesaurus
moored mine — A contact or influence operated mine of positive buoyancy held below the surface by a mooring attached to a sinker or anchor on the bottom. See also mine … Military dictionary
