The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
A narrow opening in a vessel.
The front part of the neck.
Station throat.
The inside of a timber knee.
That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
The gullet or windpipe.
To utter in or with the throat.
to throat threats
To take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.)
The arrangement of the sails with reference to the wind.
The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
Dress; gear; ornaments.
The mechanism(s) used to trim an aircraft in roll, pitch, and/or yaw.
A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.
Sexual intercourse.
Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
The manner in which something is equipped or adorned; order; disposition.
The state of adjustment of control surfaces such that the desired attitude can be maintained without requiring the continuous application of force to the cockpit controls.
Physically fit.
Neat or smart in appearance.
Slender, lean.
In good order; properly managed or maintained.
With sails well trimmed.
To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.
To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.
To adjust the positions of control surfaces, sometimes using trim tabs, so as to modify or eliminate the aircraft's tendency to pitch, roll, or yaw when the cockpit controls are released.
To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.
To cut back the wick of (a lamp) to maintain a clean, bright flame.
To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
To dress; to make smooth.
To change the carbon rods of (an arc lamp).