The topmast is held in place by a fid, or pin passing through the masthead and topmast. |
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The fid is hollow so that a strand can be led into it and fed through the rope. |
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At the age of 27, Ziad is finding it hard to fid a fixed job in spite of his masters in business management. |
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In splicing or other work requiring the opening of the strands of rope one's fingers are often inadequate, and a marlinspike or fid must be employed. |
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The fid, therefore, must be withdrawn every time the top-mast is lowered. |
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On 24 July 1998, the silo THC analyzer's FID flamed out and could not be relighted. |
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Further, progressive tenseless aspects in FID portray the present consciousness of the characters, while having some references to a distant past. |
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