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VISORS
- to set (a gaff) or tilt (oars) vertically
- a sharp increase in a physical quantity followed by a sharp decrease
- (of a fore-and-aft quadrilateral sail) the after uppermost corner
- of or relating to a period of highest use or demand, as for watching television, commuting, etc
- the maximum value of this quantity
- the after end of a gaff
- the point of greatest development, strength, etc
- the extreme forward (forepeak) or aft (afterpeak) part of the hull
- a pointed end, edge, or projection
- the pointed summit of a mountain
- a mountain with a pointed summit
- a projecting piece on the front of some caps
- the pointed end of a beard
- to form or reach or cause to form or reach a peak or maximum
- the projecting front part of a cap, helmet, etc.
- VISOR, to provide with a visor (a projecting brim) [v]