poling in English

verb
1
propel (a boat) by pushing a pole against the bottom of a river, canal, or lake.
If, for example, after grounding the operator tries to power off instead of calling for assistance or poling the boat to deeper water, it will create a ‘blow hole’ in the grass bed about the size of the hull.
verb

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1. Gallup and Poling noted four key factors tugging at the unchurched:

2. Corona poling temporarily decreased the signal but it was recovered after aging at room temperature.

3. The chromophores are processed into hardened material lattices to lock-in poling induced electric-optic activity.

4. It is possible that the Au nanoparticles block further molecular alignment after poling, in essence locking the macromolecular configuration.

5. Corona poling aligns molecules in a polymer film or polymer such that its index of refraction will change when subjected to an external electric field.

6. The passage across the Pacific typically requires weeks of poling out your jib, and as your vessel surfs and jostles down the waves, you may experience Breakages in the most stressed parts of your rigging