A series of maneuvers which a submarine crew exercises to prove their readiness for sea. The intent is to verify proper stowage of all items. Shortly after deployment, once a submarine has reached deep water, this exercise is performed and the sub repeatedly dives and rises at increasingly steeper angles. If an item is improperly stowed it will shift (or dangle) and generate noise. Since silence is of utmost importance during a submarine's mission these maneuvers are often performed during inspections to show high ranking officers that the crew has the appropriate concern for the Ship's mission. On rare occasions these maneuvers are performed for spectators (or riders), and in this case they serve a dual purpose; still proving a ships readiness for sea, but also demonstrating the capabilities of these magnificent warships.
Pot and pans, in the ship's galley, could be heard clanking by sonar during angles and dangles, indicating that the cooks were not properlyprepared for a silent mission.
A hideous, lazy, uneducated, and rural Angler FishCharacter from SpongeBob SquarePants; "Trenchbillies". Also used to to describe a hideous, lazy, uneducated, and rural person.
Refers to Kurt Angle’s run in TNA (Total Nonstop Action) , where he was often “perked up” to deal ongoing injuries. This era of Kurt Angle was legendary as he regularly did stage dives, moonsaults off cages, and had little regard for his health.
2. Valve at the end of a train car that shuts off the flow of pressurized air in the car and in the air hoses between the cars. This allows the hoses to be uncoupled. An angle cock assembly consists of the angle cock, a threaded pipe called a "nipple," cock brackets, and a U-bolt.
"He was working on a caboose with an angle cock that was allegedly defective. Later that day, in preparation for a switching operation, he attempted to release the air in the brake system by turning the angle cock. He testified that, because the angle cock was stiff, he had to use excessive force to loosen it." Erskine v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 814 F.2d 266 (6th Cir. 1987)