powder monkey

powder monkey englannista suomeksi

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0. Substantiivi

powder monkey englanniksi

1. An explosives expert; a person who sets explosives.

2. The persons employed to carry powder from the ship's magazine to the gun deck during a battle; in the 18th century Royal British and U. S. Navies, this task (also carrying water) during battles became a permanent nickname for the ship's boys and apprentice seamen.

3. A skier or snowboarder who avidly seeks out the “powder” (light, dry, fluffy snow).

4. {{quote-book|en|year=2000|author=Charles Leocha; et al|title=Ski America and Canada|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Z3v8frq-jm0C|page=218|publisher=World Leisure Corporation|isbn=9780915009725

5. {{quote-newsgroup|en|date=September 9 2002|author=denise&bryn|url=http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.competitions/msg/711e6b381c7d32ba?q=powder-monkeys|title=www Snowboard 25/12|newsgroup=uk.rec.competitions

6. {{quote-book|en|year=2003|author=Tam Leach; et al|title=The Rough Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding in North America|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=SQ9yclG1N38C&pg=PA146&dq=powder-monkeys|page=146|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-84353-079-4

7. {{quote-journal|en|date=November 19 2006|author=Sean Newsom|title=Europe's poshest ski chalets|titleurl=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/luxury/article639717.ece|journal=The Sunday Times

8. {{quote-book|en|year=2008|author=Charles Leocha|title=Charlie Leocha's Ski Snowboard Europe|edition=16th|publisher=World Leisure Corporation|isbn=0915009862|section=978-0-915009-86-2, page 86