Panamax n.—Gloss: a cargo ship built to be small enough to go through the Panama Canal. «The ships are bound for Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. (Very little Australian coal goes to China.) The bigger ones are called “Capies” to distinguish them...
Capie n.— «The ships are bound for Japan, Taiwan and South Korea. (Very little Australian coal goes to China.) The bigger ones are called “Capies” to distinguish them from the smaller Panamax ships that can fit through the Panama Canal. The Capies...
dodge tide n.— «Adelaide is one of the few places in the World to experience days without tidal movement, or a “dodge tide” as it is called, and day 3 racing was one of those days.» —“SAP 505 World’s Day 3—Lake Conditions” by Jordan Spencer Sail...
Bradley Effect n.— «The Bradley Effect in New Jersey…In states where a tide seems to be running for President Reagan, Democratic candidates worry about the coattail effect on their races. In New Jersey, Democrats feel the protection of a reverse...
catch-in-the-air
n.— «Robbery in moving vehicles is known in Lagos as “catch-in-the air.”» —“Catch-in-the-air robbery suspect nabbed” The Tide (Port Harcourt, Nigeria) Apr. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
drying rock n. a rock in the sea whose exposed surface at low tide is used as a marker for surveying or establishing legal boundaries. Also low-tide elevation. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)