These are the meanings of the letters IROPPTA when you unscramble them.
- Aport (adv.)
On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.
- Atrip (adv.)
Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.
- Atrip (adv.)
Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.
- Atrip (adv.)
Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails.
- Patio (n.)
A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.
- Ratio (n.)
Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
- Ratio (n.)
The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by / or /; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a.
- Tapir (n.)
Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates belonging to Tapirus, Elasmognathus, and allied genera. They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.