Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > take an even strain

take an even strain

Laying hold of the line and applying enough pressure to remove all slack prepratory to hauling. "Take An Even Strain" is an admonish to calm down.

0
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Sailing
  • Category: General sailing
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
Collect to Blossary

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: People Category: Actresses

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was easily the most popular child star of all time. She began her film career in 1932 at the age ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Starbucks Espresso Beverages

Category: Food   2 34 Terms

cooking food

Category: Food   1 1 Terms

Browers Terms By Category