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Definition of drop from the online medical dictionary hosted by mondofacto. ... 9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. To drop astern, to sail, row, or move down a river, or toward the sea. To drop off, to fall asleep gently;
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Definition and other additional information on Drop from Biology-Online.org dictionary. ... 9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. To drop astern, to sail, row, or move down a river, or toward the sea. To drop off, t 1000 o fall asleep gently;
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as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. To drop astern (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head. -- To drop down (Naut.), to sail, row, or move down a river, or toward the sea.
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In depth article on drop found in wikipedia ... 'drop' in Webster ... To drop astern (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head.
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3 definitions found astern - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : Astern \A*stern"\, adv. To drop astern, to fall or be left behind. To go astern, to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds. [1913 Webster] astern - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) : astern adv 1: stern foremost or backward;
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as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. [1913 Webster] To drop astern (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head.
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[R.] Often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of distance. --Collier. 9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. To drop astern (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel;
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DROP Defined Using a Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Search Engine ... as, her main topsail drops seventeen yards. {To drop astern} (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head.
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ASTERN Defined Using a Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Search Engine ... {To be astern of the reckoning}, to be behind the position given by the reckoning. {To drop astern}, to fall or be left behind. {To go astern}, to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds.
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-- Drop --; drop a line; drop anchor; drop arch; drop away; drop back; drop behind; drop biscuit; drop by; Drop by drop; drop by the wayside; drop cable; ... To drop astern ... (Naut.) to go astern of another vessel; to be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to fall behind and to let another pass a head.
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