Meaning of slab line | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A line or small rope by which sailors haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail.
2. The line on a pair of lenses that indicates where a slab-off prism has been applied.
3. An informal car club for customized slabs (luxury pre-1980 General Motors vehicles)
   Texas, slang
4. A central conductor surrounded by two planar ground slabs.
5. A climbing route that is characterized by a relatively low-angle rock face or slab that lacks significant vertical features such as large holds or overhangs.

Examples

“when Kings are hailing up their topgallants , Subjects lay hold on their slablines”

“Take the end up under and before the quarter of the main yard abaft the sail, reeve it through the quarter slab-line block on the jack-stay, then carry the end out to the slab-line block, which is seized on the jack-stay where the leech-line block is made fast, reeve it from in out, and bend it on to the leech of the sail, where the leech-line is bent to.”

“Although Fresnel prism may be used for full-time wear, if successfully worn, it is possible to replace it by ordering slab-off prism with the slab line oriented vertically.”

“A single slab line is comprised of cars that share a paint color and originate from the same area of Houston , and they congregate at social events, such as block parties or car shows. Slab lines proceed into an event in a straight line.”

“As most of air-dielectric lines the shielded slab line is particularly recommended for operation at high peak and average powers.”

“The line continues through the side wall of the waveguide where it transitions to an air-dielectric stripline consisting of cavity 2 with a metallic slab line.”

“As shown in Figure 13.2, it is based on a slab line, consisting of two parallel ground planes with a center main line, plus a reflective element (a conductive “probe”).”

“What a Difference a Day Makes ( E5 6a Steve Howe and Iwan Jones ) takes a groove and slab line to the left while , Lasagne Verdi ( E5 6b-Pritchard and Dixon) takes a left to right diagonal across the crag.”

“Serious slab line right of S-Direct.”

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