"Quant pole A quant (quant pole) is a pole used to propel a barge (barge pole) or punt through water. A barge quant often has a cap at the top and a prong at the bottom to stop it from sinking into the mud. On the Norfolk Broads these are called a Bott and a Shoe respectively. A quant used with a punt is about long and made from either wood or a hollow metal, so that in either case it floats if left in the water. On the Norfolk Broads a quant is used to propel yachts, especially those"
"Pedestal A pedestal (from French ""piédestal"", Italian ""piedistallo"", ""foot of a stall"") or plinth is the support of a statue or a vase. Although in Syria, Asia Minor and Tunisia the Romans occasionally raised the columns of their temples or propylaea on square pedestals, in Rome itself they were employed only to give greater importance to isolated columns, such as those of Trajan and Antoninus, or as a podium to the columns employed decoratively in the Roman triumphal arches. The architects of the Italian revival, however, conceived the idea that no order was complete without a pedestal, and as the"
"The term is from the Greek ""akros"" or ""topmost"" and ""pous"" (root ""pod-"") or ""foot"". Pedestal A pedestal (from French ""piédestal"", Italian ""piedistallo"", ""foot of a stall"") or plinth is the support of a statue or a vase. Although in Syria, Asia Minor and Tunisia the Romans occasionally raised the columns of their temples or propylaea on square pedestals, in Rome itself they were employed only to give greater importance to isolated columns, such as those of Trajan and Antoninus, or as a podium to the columns employed decoratively in the Roman triumphal arches. The architects of the Italian revival,"
"pole to propel a narrow boat in confined waters has developed in many other cultures, especially in marshy or swampy areas where transport on land is difficult. These include: Punt (boat) A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole. A punt should not be confused with a gondola, a shallow draft vessel that is structurally different, and which is propelled by an oar rather than a"
"Punt (boat) A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole. A punt should not be confused with a gondola, a shallow draft vessel that is structurally different, and which is propelled by an oar rather than a pole. Punts were originally built as cargo boats or platforms for fowling and angling, but in modern times their use is almost exclusively confined to pleasure trips with passengers."
"Sudis (stake) The sudis (plural sudes) is a Latin word meaning stake. It was the name given to stakes carried by Roman legionaries for employment as a field fortification, sometimes also called vallus. It is frequently, but incorrectly, called a pilum murale meaning 'wall spear'. The stakes were carried by Roman legionaries; typically two were carried by each soldier. Each stake was made of hardwood, usually oak, about long and about wide at the thickest point. Square in section, the shape tapers to a point at both ends. The central part is narrowed in a way that strongly suggests the"
"Liberty pole A liberty pole is a tall wooden pole, often used as a type of flagstaff, planted in the ground, surmounted by a Phrygian cap. The symbol originated in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar by a group of Rome's Senators in 44 BC. Immediately after Caesar was killed, the leaders of the assassination plot went to meet a crowd of Romans at the Roman Forum; a pileus (a kind of skullcap that identified a freed slave) was placed atop a pole to symbolize that the Roman people had been freed from the rule"
"Catapult A catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. In use since ancient times, the catapult has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during warfare. In modern times the term can apply to devices ranging from a simple hand-held implement (also called a ""slingshot"") to a mechanism for launching aircraft from a ship. The word 'catapult' comes from the Latin 'catapulta', which in turn comes from the Greek (""katapeltēs""), itself from κατά (""kata""), ""downwards"" and πάλλω (""pallō""),"
"Propulsion Propulsion means to push forward or drive an object forward . The term is derived from two Latin words: ""pro"", meaning"" before"" or ""forward""; and ""pellere"", meaning ""to drive"". A propulsion system consists of a source of mechanical power, and a ""propulsor"" (means of converting this power into propulsive force). A technological system uses an engine or motor as the power source (commonly called a powerplant), and wheels and axles, propellers, or a propulsive nozzle to generate the force. Components such as clutches or gearboxes may be needed to connect the motor to axles, wheels, or propellers. Biological propulsion"
"comes from the Greek καταπέλτης (""katapeltēs""), itself from (""kata""), ""downwards"" and πάλλω (""pallō""), ""to toss, to hurl"". Catapults were invented by the ancient Greeks. A gun is a normally tubular weapon or other device designed to discharge projectiles or other material. The projectile may be solid, liquid, gas, or energy and may be free, as with bullets and artillery shells, or captive as with Taser probes and whaling harpoons. The means of projection varies according to design but is usually effected by the action of gas pressure, either produced through the rapid combustion of a propellant or compressed and stored"
"punter started at the bow, planted the pole, and then walked towards the stern, shoving the punt forwards. This is known as ""running"" the punt. It was the normal technique used to move heavy fishing punts. As pleasure punts became lighter, it became more usual for the punter to stand still – normally towards the stern – while shoving. This is called ""pricking"" the punt. Pricking has the advantages that the punter is less likely to walk off the end of the punt inadvertently, and that more of the punt can be used to carry passengers. For pleasure punting, the"
"have no single till in the usual sense, instead having very small tills at either end. The forerunners of pleasure punts, fishing punts, usually had an additional compartment, called a ""well,"" which extended across the width of the punt a little way in front of the till. This compartment was made water-tight, and had holes in the bottom or sides so that it could be flooded with water. It was used for keeping any caught fish. A traditional punt has no tiller nor any provision for oars, sails, or motor; instead it is propelled and directed with a pole. Poles"
"Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women. It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump. It is unusual among track and field sports"
"are called ""marda"" (مُرْدِيّ in Literary Arabic) and are 10-13 feet (3-4 meters) long and made from wood and sturdy reeds. The best known form of setting pole is the single-ended punt pole used in Oxford and Cambridge. A setting pole may also be used in river canoeing for navigating portions of river where the water is too shallow for a paddle to create thrust, or where the desired direction of travel is opposite a current moving fast enough to make paddling inefficient. Setting poles are also useful for fending off drifting logs and negotiating sandbars, shoals, and rocks. Setting"
"stand further forward and keep to one side of the punt. To turn towards the side the punter is facing, the pole is thrown close to the punt and pulled towards the punter during the stroke (this is called ""pinching"" the punt); to turn the other way the pole is thrown slightly further out and the feet are pulled towards the pole (this is called ""shoving around""). Some experienced punters punt one-handed. This technique is slower and harder to master than punting with both hands, and consists of a ""bucket"" recovery of the pole (where the pole is thrown forward"
"Setting pole A setting pole is a pole, handled by a single individual, made to move boats by pushing the craft in the desired direction. Because it is a pushing tool, it is generally used from the stern (back) of the craft. A setting pole is usually made of ash, or a similar resilient wood, and is capped on one or both ends with metal to withstand the repeated pushing against the bottom and rocks, and to help the end of the pole sink to the bottom more quickly. It can range in length from eight feet (2.5 metres), to"
"Lance The lance is a pole weapon designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). During the periods of classical and medieval warfare, it evolved into being the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike similar weapons of the javelin/pike family typically used by infantry. Lances were often equipped with a vamplate – a small circular plate to prevent the hand sliding up the shaft upon impact. Though best known as a military and sporting weapon carried by European knights, the use of lances was widespread throughout Asia,"
"Podium A podium (plural podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek ""πόδι"" (foot). In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podia can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many public speakers. Common parlance has shown an increasing use of ""podium"" in American English to describe a lectern. In sports, a type of podium is used to honor the top three competitors in events such as the Olympics. In the"
"comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *""steh-u-"" ""pole"", related to the root *""steh-"" ""to stand, to set"" (the same root is found in German ""Stern"", or ""Stamm"", the English ""stand"", the Spanish word ""estaca"", the Portuguese word ""estaca"", the Polish ""stać"", the Italian ""stare"", of similar meanings). In Homeric and classical Greek, until the early 4th century BC, ""stauros"" meant an upright stake, pole, or piece of paling, ""on which anything might be hung, or which might be used in impaling [fencing in] a piece of ground."" In the literature of that time, it never means two pieces of timber placed"
"Assegai An assegai or assagai (Latin ""hasta"", cf Arabic ""az-zaġāyah"", Berber ""zaġāya"" ""spear"", Old French ""azagaie"", Spanish ""azagaya"", Italian ""zagaglia"", Chaucer ""lancegay"") is a pole weapon used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron or fire-hardened tip. The use of various types of the assegai was widespread all over Africa and it was the most common weapon used before the introduction of firearms. The Zulu and other Nguni tribes of South Africa were renowned for their use of the assegai. Shaka of the Zulu invented a shorter-style spear with a two-foot shaft"
"system is also important, as is the interaction between locomotion and muscle physiology, in determining how the structures and effectors of locomotion enable or limit animal movement. Propulsion Propulsion means to push forward or drive an object forward . The term is derived from two Latin words: ""pro"", meaning"" before"" or ""forward""; and ""pellere"", meaning ""to drive"". A propulsion system consists of a source of mechanical power, and a ""propulsor"" (means of converting this power into propulsive force). A technological system uses an engine or motor as the power source (commonly called a powerplant), and wheels and axles, propellers, or"
"The image of Liberty holding a pole topped by a Phrygian cap appears on many mid- and late-19th-century U.S. silver coins. These are broadly classified as United States Seated Liberty coinage. Liberty pole A liberty pole is a tall wooden pole, often used as a type of flagstaff, planted in the ground, surmounted by a Phrygian cap. The symbol originated in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar by a group of Rome's Senators in 44 BC. Immediately after Caesar was killed, the leaders of the assassination plot went to meet a crowd of Romans at"
"pole. From the first century BC it is used to indicate an instrument used in executions. The Greek word is used in Early Christian descriptions of the execution cross, which indicate that its normal shape was similar to the Greek letter tau (Τ). Due to the simplicity of the design (two intersecting lines), cross-shaped incisions make their appearance from deep prehistory; as petroglyphs in European cult caves, dating back to the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic, and throughout prehistory to the Iron Age. Also of prehistoric age are numerous variants of the simple cross mark, including the ""crux gammata"" with"
"was probably the origin of its name, as the word ""kontos"" could also mean ""oar"" or ""barge-pole"" in Greek. Thus, it had to be wielded with two hands while directing the horse using the knees; this made it a specialist weapon that required a lot of training and good horsemanship to use. In addition, most Parthian cavalry (even possibly including cataphracts) carried bows, so this meant daily practice with the weapons. The Romans adopted a variation of the ""kontos"" transliterated as contus. The Roman contus was also wielded two-handed. The later Byzantine ""kontarion"" was used by Byzantine cataphracts, from c."
"we should have won. Come, help me. We still have the better chance/Come on, help me. We still have a better side?"" Wedderburn's Latin book is an early reference to what has been rendered in the second version of the translation as ""passing"" the ball. The word ""passing"" is not used explicitly: the original Latin states ""huc percute"" (strike it here) and ""repercute pilam"" (strike it back - or again). The original word translated as ""goal"" is ""metum"", literally meaning the ""pillar at each end of the circus course"" in a Roman chariot race. The sentence given as ""intercept him"""
"most notably by the Bantu speaking people of southern Africa. Assegai An assegai or assagai (Latin ""hasta"", cf Arabic ""az-zaġāyah"", Berber ""zaġāya"" ""spear"", Old French ""azagaie"", Spanish ""azagaya"", Italian ""zagaglia"", Chaucer ""lancegay"") is a pole weapon used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron or fire-hardened tip. The use of various types of the assegai was widespread all over Africa and it was the most common weapon used before the introduction of firearms. The Zulu and other Nguni tribes of South Africa were renowned for their use of the assegai. Shaka of"
"pilam"" (strike the ball again) in the original Latin. It is not certain that the ball was being struck between members of the same team. The original word translated as ""goal"" is ""metum"", literally meaning the ""pillar at each end of the circus course"" in a Roman chariot race. There is a reference to ""get hold of the ball before [another player] does"" (Praeripe illi pilam si possis agere) suggesting that handling of the ball was allowed. One sentence states in the original 1930 translation ""Throw yourself against him"" (Age, objice te illi). It is clear that the game was"
"punt (also known as the spiral, barrel, or screw punt), where the ball is held flatter at an angle across the body, which makes the ball spin around its long axis in the air, resulting in extra distance (similar to the traditional motion of an American football punt), and the checkside punt or ""banana"", kicked across the ball with the outside of the foot used to curve the ball (towards the right if kicked off the right foot) towards targets that are on an angle. There is also the ""snap"", which is almost the same as a checkside punt except"
"Signum manipuli The signum manipuli (Latin for 'standard' of the maniple, ) was a standard for both the centuriae and the legion. The manipulus was a standard alternative to the vexillum and derives from the Latin word """" (""handful"") from a handful of straw (the original standard) suspended on top of a pole and thus meant the soldiers belonging to the same group. There was only one signum manipuli for each of the manipuli. At first the standards were the eagle (the Aquila), the wolf, the minotaur, the horse and the boar. In time there was only the eagle while"
"it ""zaġāya"", but the English term, derived from the Old French via Berber, is ""assegai"". It is a pole weapon used for throwing or hurling, usually a light spear or javelin made of hard wood and pointed with a forged iron tip.The ""az-zaġāyah"" played an important role during the Islamic conquest as well as during later periods, well into the 20th century. A longer pole ""az-zaġāyah"" was being used as a hunting weapon from horseback. The ""az-zaġāyah"" was widely used. It existed in various forms in areas stretching from Southern Africa to the Indian subcontinent, although these places already had"
"in the second translation above is translated in the original as ""Throw yourself against him"" (Age, objice te illi). There is a reference to ""get hold of the ball before [another player] does"" or to ""snatch"" it (Praeripe illi pilam si possis agere) suggesting that handling of the ball was allowed. It is clear that the tackles allowed included the ""charging"" and pushing/holding of opposing players (""Keep him out"" above, ""drive that man back"" in the original, ""repelle eum"" in original Latin). This game is likely to have been similar to rugby football. Contrary to press reports in 2006 there"
"modern Greek the word σταυρός means: To render the English terms ""stake"" and ""pole"", modern Greek employs not σταυρός but παλούκι and πάσσαλος. Stauros Stauros () is a Greek word which in the oldest forms (Homeric and classical Greek) (until the fourth century BC) is found used in the plural number in the sense of an upright stake or pole. In Koine Greek, in use during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, within which the New Testament was written, it was used in the singular number with reference to an instrument of capital punishment; in modern Greek it is used to"
"as a ""signum"", which was borne by the unit's ""signifer"". It consisted of a pole topped by either an open palm of a human hand or by a spear-head. The open palm, it has been suggested, originated as a symbol of the maniple (""manipulus"" = ""handful""), the smallest tactical unit in the Roman army of the mid-Republic. The poles were adorned with two to six silver discs (the significance of which is uncertain). In addition, the pole would be adorned by a variety of cross-pieces (including, at bottom, a crescent-moon symbol and a tassel). The standard would also normally sport"