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What (who) is LAYING - definition

SKILL OF MAKING EQUIPMENT LEVEL

Laying         
·noun The act of one who, or that which, lays.
II. Laying ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lay.
III. Laying ·noun The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.
IV. Laying ·noun The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
Laying         
Laying is the act of making equipment level. It usually involves moving equipment in small motions so that spirit levels are centralised in all planes.
Keel laying         
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FORMAL RECOGNITION OF THE START OF A SHIP'S CONSTRUCTION
Laid down; Keel-laying; Ship laying down; Laying down (ship); Laying down (maritime)
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship.

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Laying

Laying is the act of making equipment level. It usually involves moving equipment in small motions so that spirit levels are centralised in all planes. Movement is usually done by small worm gears or other fine setting devices for accurate small movements, together with coarser gears to allow large swings in motion for quick movement between different settings.

Equipment that requires laying before it can be used accurately includes:

  • theodolites
  • guns and howitzers in indirect fire (gun laying)
Examples of use of LAYING
1. One of these horizons is laying or re–laying a pipeline that carries crude to the Jordanian refinery and to other regions," Maliki said.
2. Mr Osborne was laying out his vision in the Times.
3. Nevertheless, some firms are laying in supplies, too.
4. Yet the two sides are already laying down markers.
5. "He was laying there on his back, obviously, bleeding.