- lap turn
- In naval mine warfare, the maneuver a minesweeper carries out during the period between the completion of one run and the commencement of the run immediately following.
Military dictionary. 2000.
lap turn
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lap turn — posūkis tarp juostų statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Laivyno minų kare – manevras, kurį atlieka minų traleris, kai baigia traluoti vieną juostą ir pradeda kitą. atitikmenys: angl. lap turn pranc. retournement … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
lap — [1] One complete trip around a race track or route laid out for racing. [2] To fit two surfaces together by coating them with abrasive and then rubbing them together (e.g., to lap valves into valve seats). [3] The upper surface of the human body… … Dictionary of automotive terms
lap — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap … English terms dictionary
lap — lap1 [lap] n. [ME lappe < OE læppa, fold or hanging part of a garment, skin; akin to Ger lappen < IE base * leb , lāb , to hang down > L labare, to totter, labi, to fall, sink, lapsus, a fall] 1. Now Rare the loose lower part of a… … English World dictionary
lap — [n] orbit, circuit circle, course, distance, loop, round, tour; concepts 364,436 lap [v1] slosh, wash against bathe, bubble, burble, drink, gurgle, lave, lick, lip, plash, purl, ripple, sip, slap, splash, sup, swish; concept 144 lap [v2] overlap … New thesaurus
Lap dance — This article is about the dance. For the N*E*R*D song, see Lapdance (song). An exotic dancer demonstrating a lap dance at an expo A lap dance is a type of sex work[1] performed in some strip clubs in which a naked or topless dancer performs a … Wikipedia
lap — I UK [læp] / US noun Word forms lap : singular lap plural laps ** 1) [countable] the top half of your legs above your knees when you sit down on/in someone s lap: The cat settled on Christine s lap. He sat with his hands clasped in his lap. 2)… … English dictionary
lap — 1. n. 1 a the front of the body from the waist to the knees of a sitting person (sat on her lap; caught it in his lap). b the clothing, esp. a skirt, covering the lap. c the front of a skirt held up to catch or contain something. 2 a hollow among … Useful english dictionary
lap — {{11}}lap (n.) O.E. læppa (pl. læppan) skirt or flap of a garment, from P.Gmc. *lapp (Cf. O.Fris. lappa, O.S. lappo, M.Du. lappe, Du. lap, O.H.G. lappa, Ger. Lappen rag, shred, O.N. leppr patch, rag ), from PIE root * … Etymology dictionary
lap — lap1 noun 1》 the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. 2》 archaic a hanging flap on a garment or a saddle. Phrases fall (or drop) into someone s lap be acquired by or happen to someone without any effort. in someone s lap as… … English new terms dictionary
