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(USN) Naval Air Station
(USN) The Commanding Officer and Executive Officer (CO and XO).
Obviously, a member of the same ship's company. However, this term carries some derision because of its constant overuse by members of the USN.
(USN) To scrub or otherwise clean the entire ship.
Preliminary announcement made over the broadcast system to alert the ship's company just prior to an important type. The USN uses "now hear this".
Somewhat derogatory term for a member of the USN, or more generally anything American. Short for "semi-intelligent". Pronounced "sem-eye".
(USN) The weather deck right above the stern.
(USN) Coffee. Derived from Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, who, on July 1, 1914, issued General Order 99 which banned alcoholic beverages aboard USN ships. Afterward, the strongest drink to be had was a "Cup of Joe".
Candy bars. This term was definitely borrowed from the USN.
A navy signalman. The nickname derives from the "bunting" of which signal flags were once made. In the USN the terms used for a signalman are "Flag Wagger" or "Skivvy Waver".
(USN) The maximum speed of a ship. Faster than "full speed".
A USN sailor's white hat. Also known as a "Dog Dish".
(USN) Marine. Reportedly, due to the "high and tight" haircut favored by many Marines their head may be jar-shaped.
(USN) Generic term for a rack of decorations, medals, and awards.
(USN) The traditional steps to prepare for leave ashore: Shit, Shower, Shave, and Shine Shoes.
In a ceremonial display, all hands appear in a line on deck or aloft and grasp the guardrails. Originally, in the days of sail, the crew grasped the rigging. The reasoning behind this tradition was to show that guns were not manned and no small arms were carried. In the USN is it referred to as "Manning the Rails".
Refers to the dress blue uniforms worn by enlisted sailors in the USN below the rank of E-7. The term is associated the Cracker Jack company (candy popcorn) mascot "Sailor Jack". Crackerjacks remain as the single, most identifiable naval uniforms worldwide.
Short for the USN naval air station at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Recently it has been closed, but the memory of Canadian Sailors painting ship at that locale will live forever.
United States Navy.
1. A piece of fabric attached to a vessel and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the vessel along. 2. To use sail power to propel a vessel. 3. Take a trip in a ship. 4. In the USN, describes the tower-like structure on the dorsal (topside) surface of a submarine.
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Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.).
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A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
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A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses.
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A pendulous branching lichen (Usnea barbata); -- so called from its resemblance to hair.
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