1a : a long slender flexible material usually consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together. b : the hangman’s rope. 2 : a moral, spiritual, or emotional bond. 3a : an anatomical structure (such as a nerve or tendon) resembling a cord especially : umbilical cord sense 1a.

: a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship.

Yes, hawser is a valid Scrabble word.

Hawser is a nautical term for a thick cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship. A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole, located on the hawse.

Most hawsers have a thickness range of 0.02 inches (0.5 mm) to 0.4 inches (10 mm). The toughness and thickness of the hawser determines how effective it is in towing or mooring the watercraft.

A fairlead is a device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally. Typically a fairlead will be a ring or hook. The fairlead may be a separate piece of hardware, or it could be a hole in the structure.

A fid is a conical tool traditionally made of wood or bone. It is used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A fid is used to hold open knots and holes in canvas, and to separate the “lays” (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing.

FID LENGTH DEFINITION The “fid length” for a rope is calculated as 21 times the rope diameter. As the rope diameter increases, so does the fid length. For example the fid length for a 4″ diameter rope is 84″.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) was an international organization that was created to promote universal access to all recorded knowledge through the creation of an international classification system.

A key part of a foreign internal defense (FID) mission is that its goal is to enable the nation and its institutions to move into the realm of those states that both provide for their citizens and interact constructively with the rest of the world.

Counterinsurgency efforts may be successful, especially when the insurgents are unpopular. The Philippine–American War, the Shining Path in Peru, and the Malayan Emergency have been the sites of failed insurgencies.

The Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant is categorized by the Army as military occupational specialty (MOS) 18F.

The Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA), also known as an SFOD-A or an ‘A-Team’, is the primary fighting force of the Green Berets.

Army ranks explained Most Green Berets (about 7,000, divided into Special Forces Groups) are enlisted men who hod rank of E-5 to E-9 (from Sergeant to Sergeant Major). As mentioned above, the Green Berets’ lowest rank is E-5 (Sergeant), while theoretically, the highest rank in Special Forces is O-10.

But airmen agree the Air Force probably has the easiest basic training. “I think it’s Marine Corps, Army, Navy and then Air Force,” said Tech.

Air Force: The Air Force has arguably the best housing units of all the other branches. As far as educational requirements, the Air Force is the most difficult to get into. Without a high school diploma, your chances of getting into the Air Force are slim.

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US Space Force May Become the Most Female-Friendly Military Service. The sixth and newest U.S. military service may also be the one most appealing to and inclusive of women. Air Force Maj.

The Army is generally the branch of the military that promotes the fastest. That said, your military job and the level of advanced education you have will impact your ability to be promoted.