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loll
loll, a term used to describe the state of a ship which is unstable when upright and as a result floats at an angle of heel on one side or the other. It is usually caused by a large area of free-surface water inside the hull, as for instance a ship with flooded compartments, but can also be caused by too much weight carried high up in the ship. It is not the same as list, which is caused by quite different conditions. Loll in a ship can be reduced by removing top weight, adding to bottom weight, or by reducing the area, and particularly the width, of the free-surface water in the ship.
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"loll." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loll." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-loll.html "loll." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-loll.html |
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loll / läl/ • v. [intr.] sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way: the two girls lolled in their chairs. ∎ hang loosely; droop: he slumped against a tree trunk, his head lolling back her tongue was lolling out between her teeth. ∎ [tr.] stick out (one's tongue) so that it hangs loosely out of the mouth: the boy lolled out his tongue. |
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"loll." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loll." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-loll.html "loll." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-loll.html |
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loll droop, dangle (intr. and trans.); lean idly XIV; hang out (the tongue) XVII. perh. f. a base ult. identical with that of †lill (XVI) hang out the tongue; the orig. meaning may have been ‘allow to hang loose’.
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T. F. HOAD. "loll." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "loll." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-loll.html T. F. HOAD. "loll." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-loll.html |
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•Gogol • googol • alcohol • glycol
•protocol • paracetamol
•ethanol, methanol
•Sebastopol • Interpol • folderol
•cholesterol • Lysol • Limassol
•parasol • aerosol • girasol • entresol
•atoll
•Dettol, metol
•sorbitol • capitol • Athol • menthol
•benzol
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"loll." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "loll." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-loll.html "loll." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-loll.html |
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