The casing of a pulley block.

present participle of short sheet

present participle of short-sheet

A white earthy deposit resulting from the accumulation of fragments of shells.

plural of shell marl

Alternative form of shelter half

(military) A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.

(idiomatic) To kill or wound, or be wounded or killed, in violence.

(glaciology, oceanography) Ice which is no longer supported by the water beneath it, and instead has a cavity underneath.

(zoology) A univalve shell whose volutions run in the opposite direction to that of a standard screw thread. / (computing) An interactive command shell initiated from a remote computer.