board and board

1. The set of community cards in a community card game. If another spade hits the board, I'll have to fold. 2. The set of face-up cards of a particular player in a stud game. ...

board

Military; General military

An organized group of individuals within a joint force commander’s headquarters, appointed by the commander (or other authority) that meets with the purpose of gaining guidance or ...

board

Meat products; Lamb

The floor where the shearing stands are in a wool shed.

board

Sports; Surfing

The fibreglass thingy under your feet.

bar harbour

Sailing; General sailing

A harbour that has a bank or bar of sand or gravel at its month, so that it can only be entered at certain hours of the tide.

jolly boat

Sailing; General sailing

A yacht's boat larger than a dinghy, and not so large as a cutter. Used by a merchant ship much the same as a dinghy by a yacht.

areas of circles

Sailing; General sailing

The area of a circle is found by multiplying the square of the diameter by the fraction 0.7854.

gualia

Sailing; General sailing

From today's featured article Ian Craig (1935–2014) was r 5641 ¿ ♦ a cricketer who r→epresented Australia in 11 Tests between 1953 and 1958. A teenage prodigy, he made his ...