large spread

large spread
A report by an observer or a spotter to the ship to indicate that the distance between the bursts of a salvo is excessive.

Military dictionary. 2000.

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  • Spread — (1) The gap between bid and ask prices of a stock or other security. (2) The simultaneous purchase and sale of separate futures or options contracts for the same commodity for delivery in different months. Also known as a straddle. (3) Difference …   Financial and business terms

  • spread — The price difference between two related markets or commodities. Chicago Board of Trade glossary l) Positions held in two different futures contracts, taken to profit from the change in the difference between the two contracts prices; e.g., long… …   Financial and business terms

  • spread — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the surface of. b cause to cover a larger surface (spread butter on bread). c display to the eye or the mind (the view was spread out before us). 2 intr. (often… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spread — vb Spread, circulate, disseminate, diffuse, propagate, radiate can all mean to extend or cause to extend over an area or space. Spread basically implies a drawing or stretching out to the limit {spread a net} {spread a cloth on the ground} {the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Spread betting — is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the pay off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple win or lose outcome, which is known as money line betting. A spread is a range of outcomes, and the bet… …   Wikipedia

  • spread — ► VERB (past and past part. spread) 1) open out so as to increase in surface area, width, or length. 2) stretch out (limbs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart. 3) extend or distribute over a wide area or a specified period of… …   English terms dictionary

  • spread — [spred] vt. spread, spreading [ME spreden < OE sprædan, akin to Ger spreiten < IE * sprei d , to sprinkle, strew < base * (s)p(h)er , to strew, spray, burst (of buds) > SPRAY1, SPRAWL, SPROUT] 1. to draw out so as to display more… …   English World dictionary

  • Spread — Spread, v. i. 1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand. [1913 Webster] Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Governor Winthrop, and his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spread yourself out — ˌspread ˈout | ˌspread yourself ˈout derived 1. to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area • There s more room to spread out in first class. • Do you have to spread yourself out all over the sofa? 2. to separate from other… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Large Yellow Underwing — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

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