Hatchet Vocabulary

Hatchet Vocabulary Chapters 1-3

Cessna • a type of plane

consuming • to eat • to make use of

drone • a male bee with no stinger that mates with the queen bee • to talk dully, to buzz or murmur like a bee

slewed • to turn something on an axis • rotate

vibration • the movement caused by shaking

rudder • a steering mechanism at the back of the boat

lurched • to stagger • an abrupt rolling or pitching

lashed • hit hard • to secure something in place with a rope

audible • capable of being heard

turbulence • wind currents that move very quickly • confusion

C.P.R. • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation • a combination of chest compressions and breaths into the mouth to revive someone or something

cowling • a removable metal covering for an engine, especially an aircraft engine.

altimeter • an instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude

transmission • the apparatus by which the power is transmitted from high-speed motor power to the wheels • the sending of pictures or sounds through the air, as by radio or television

altitude • the height of something measured in relation to a reference level, such as sea level

procedure • a manner of proceeding in any action • a process

vague • not clearly understood

Hatchet Vocabulary