Sentence examples for swivel by from inspiring English sources

Nevertheless, small corrections can be made by slightly gimballing the main engines so that they swivel, by placing deflective surfaces called vanes within the rocket exhaust, or, in some instances, by fitting small rocket engines known as thrust-vector motors or thrusters.

Lappet weaving is generally confined to coarse pattern yarns and can be distinguished from swivel by its interlacing with weft rather than with warp yarns.

Now two competing models have been announced: the Cinemin Swivel, by WowWee Technologies ($350, at Cinemin.tv, starting in September) and the 3M MPro120 ($349 at shop3m.com, starting Sept. 1).

The result of these meetings was a policy swivel by Mr. Putin that should keep Russia on top of the oil-producing heap and prevent the potential loss over a decade of about two million barrels of oil per day to world markets — more than is exported by Libya.

Snag the swivel, by lifting the device somewhat sharply so that the leader slides into the keyhole slot.

Attach the line to the hook (installed in the previous step) and to the swivel by tying directly to it, or placing a slip knot around it.

Swivelled by steam power, the turret of Monitor contained two 11-inch (280-millimetre) cannons; its turret box was covered with 8 inches of armour.

At 6-foot-4, Mr. Campbell can't stand up here, but he likes to sit in the red Little Tulip swivel chair by Pierre Paulin and roll himself around the floor.

Strictly speaking, it is not a clamshell, but belongs to a sub-category, the "swivel" handset pioneered by Samsung's "twist and flip" SGH-P400 earlier this year.

The lappet system produces figured fabrics resembling those made by swivel figuring, but the pattern yarns are extra warps (rather than wefts) brought into play from separate warp beams.

When the City of London Cemetery adds a corpse to an existing grave, instead of replacing the existing headstone, it swivels it by 180 degrees, and four-sided memorials by 90 degrees, so the old inscription faces away from the grave.