hoy

noun

Definition of hoynext
as in keel

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  1. keel
  2. barge
  3. cutter
  4. yawl
  5. tender
  6. tug
  7. lighter
  8. lifeboat
Noun
  • While other Time Warner executives would show more ambition in public, Parsons kept things on an even keel.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
  • However, logistics employment has managed to stay on an even keel even as companies like FedEx, UPS and DHL make their cuts.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of keel
Noun
  • Blue Origin will attempt to land New Glenn’s first stage booster on a barge in the ocean 10 minutes after liftoff while its second stage heads into orbit.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This month, construction crews on barges, drills, cranes, tugs and service vessels will begin drilling to collect soil samples and map subsurface waterways.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of barge
Noun
  • The officers stopped the vehicle and initiated an investigation, which led to the discovery of several burglary tools, including a handsaw, bolt cutters, and pry tools, scattered inside the car.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This 10-in-1 multitool features a bottle opener, a cord cutter, three hex wrenches, and a screwdriver—and that’s just the beginning.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 27 July 2024
  • Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom said on X, formerly Twitter, late Wednesday morning that more than 1,400 firefighters have been deployed, 267 fire engines, 16 crews, nine water tenders and nine helicopters are all fighting the fires across the region.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Get The Recipe 02 of 30 Peanut Butter-Banana Blondies Peanut butter and banana are a classic flavor combo, but the real secret to these tender and moist blondies is mayo.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of tender
Noun
  • The big planets can shift Earth’s orbit slightly, and how our planet reacts to this interplanetary tug can set new temperature patterns in motion.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The tugs will deliver the ship to the docks of Modern American Recycling Services – MARS – a company that specializes in vessel salvage and other marine operations.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of tug
Noun
  • During the match, the 3,500 travelling supporters were pelted with bottles, coins and lighters thrown from home sections.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Never smoke in bed; keep lighters and cigarettes away from children.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lighter
Noun
  • With no lifeboats, limited provisions, and no immediate hope of rescue, they were left adrift in the vast expanse of the Pacific.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The weather was good, none of the crew in the lifeboat were injured and there was no imminent danger to them.
    Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifeboat
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