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Look up: sprag

  1. sprag
    [n] - a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Sprag
    A short length of timber tapered at each end used to slow down or stop drams by placing through the wheel spokes.
    Found on http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Glossary

  3. sprag
    a short pit prop Category: Building industry • to drive sprigs into certain points of a mould in order to secure them Category: Iron and steel industries • an adjustable projection preventing the movement of platforms or pallets in the side guidance rails in an aircraft Category: General
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Sprag
    slang term for a nail.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935

  5. Sprag
    Sprag noun [ Confer Icelandic spraka a small flounder.] (Zoology) A young salmon. [ Prov. Eng.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/173

  6. Sprag
    Sprag noun [ See Spray a branch.] A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/173

  7. Sprag
    Sprag transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spragged ; present participle & verbal noun Spragging .] 1. To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/173

  8. Sprag
    Sprag adjective See Sprack , adjective Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/173

  9. sprag
    A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop. ... See: Spray a branch. ... <zoology> A young salmon. ... Origin: Cf. Icel. Spraka a small flounder. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. sprag
    noun a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Sprag
    • (v. t.) To prop or sustain with a sprag. • (a.) See Sprack, a. • (n.) A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop. • (v. t.) To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. • (n.) A young salmon.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Sprag
    Sprag is Australian slang for confront or accost aggressively.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Sprag
    Sprag is Australian slang for confront or accost aggressively.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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