A typical skimmer uses rotating drums or discs of plastic onto which the oil clings and is then scraped off by something like a windscreen wiper.
Hence the containment booms, the skimmer boats and the volleys of dispersants.More than 1m barrels of chemicals have been deployed so far.
Bowling a hoop along the ground or a sidewalk or street was done with a stick, called a skimmer, or with the hand.
The largest skimmer is the black skimmer (Rynchops nigra; see photograph) of America, which grows to 50 cm (20 inches) long.
The skimmer is distinguished by a unique bladelike bill, the lower mandible of which is one-third longer than the upper mandible.
Skimmer, any of three species of water birds that constitute the family Rynchopidae in the order Charadriiformes.
By day the skimmer rests onshore, and at twilight the bird feeds, skimming calm, shallow water with the bill tip submerged; when a fish or crustacean is encountered, the upper mandible snaps down.
The African skimmer (R. flavirostris) and the Indian skimmer (R. albicollis) are smaller.
A more relaxed silhouette will work best with longer lengths, although be warned: while a floor skimmer will certainly create a dramatic visual effect, it may be tempered somewhat if you end up dragging the detritus of the dance floor around on your hem.
Use a skimmer to turn them in the syrup, until they are thoroughly soaked.
Eventually, he decided to commandeer another boat, a trash skimmer, a craft designed to pick up garbage that falls off the barges.
