- In sailing,
heaving to (to
heave to and to be hove to) is a way of
slowing a
sailing vessel's
forward progress, as well as
fixing the helm and sail positions...
- coffee-ground
vomiting is used. Bile can
enter the
vomit during subsequent heaves due to
duodenal contraction if the
vomiting is severe.
Fecal vomiting is...
-
mounted on a
heaving platform.
Techniques include active heave compensation and p****ive
heave compensation—the two
traditional types of
heave compensation—as...
- Look up
heave or
heaving in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Heave or
heaving may
refer to:
Heave (translational motion), one of the
translational degrees...
- Ice shove, a
heave of ice from an
ocean or
large lake onto the s****.
Frost heaving, an
upwards swelling of soil
during freezing conditions caused by an...
-
Frost heaving (or a
frost heave) is an
upwards swelling of soil
during freezing conditions caused by an
increasing presence of ice as it
grows towards...
- A
parasternal heave, lift, or
thrust is a
precordial impulse that may be felt (palpated) in
patients with
cardiac or
respiratory disease.
Precordial impulses...
-
Heaval is the
highest hill on the
Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Scotland. The
highest point is 383
metres high
above sea
level and it is
located 1.5 km...
-
distinct knots which all
share the
common name,
heaving line knot. The
monkey fist is a well-known
heaving line knot. Make a
bight in the tail end of the...
- "
Heave Away" (also
Heave Away, My Johnny) is a
traditional sea shanty, with
origins unknown. The
earliest print version of the song is from a collection...
