poling
Propelling craft by push-stick
Poling is propelling a boat by pushing a long pole against the bottom of shallow water—the method used for punts and rafts.
The term extends to any work done with poles: poling for oysters, poling up a fence.
In skiing, poling refers to the pushing motion made with ski poles to gain speed on flat terrain.
Kick before landing
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- flatboatLevel-bottomed river craft
- oarLever for watercraft
- scullLightweight racing rowboat
ferryman · poleman · stern · bow · riverbank · canal · marsh · reedbed
Surrendering possession via kick
- thrustForceful forward motion
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- pushingApplying force to move
- shovePush with force
propel · momentum · force · effort · stroke · manual · muscle · kinetic
Reinforced woven strand composite
- crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
- plantBotanical organism
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- gripSecure manual hold
runway · box · bend · clearance · height · athletics · jump · approach
Stationary directional reversal
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- skatingGliding on blades
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- uphillToward higher elevation
traversing · parallel · telemark · backcountry · touring · glide · stride · tracks
Instrument measuring observer-to-target distance
- stadiaLarge open-air venues
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- chainmanSurveying team member
- transitMovement between places
theodolite · benchmark · triangulation · elevation · grade · sighting · rodman · measurement
punt
Kick before landing
scull · ferryman · poleman · stern · bow · riverbank · canal · marsh · reedbed · mangrove
punting
Surrendering possession via kick
- thrustForceful forward motion
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- pushingApplying force to move
shove · propel · momentum · force · effort · stroke · manual · muscle · kinetic · balance
fiberglass
Reinforced woven strand composite
grip · runway · box · bend · clearance · height · athletics · jump · approach
kickturn
Stationary directional reversal
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- skatingGliding on blades
- diagonalSlanting line or path
uphill · traversing · parallel · telemark · backcountry · touring · glide · stride · tracks
rangefinder
Instrument measuring observer-to-target distance
transit · theodolite · benchmark · triangulation · elevation · grade · sighting · rodman · measurement · fieldwork
- political polarizationExtreme ideological divergence
pole, polar, polarization, poles, polemic, polarity, polarizing, bipolar, polemical