Foul (nautical) Foul (nautical) Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult. The term dates back to usage with wind-driven sailing ships. It is usually applied to the state of an anchor, which has become hooked on some impediment on the seafloor, or has its cable wound round the stock or flukes. The term is generally utilized when speaking of items of historical value such as the US Navy chief petty officer emblem. The foul anchor is also the official seal of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, presently
U.S. Route 240 D.C. and Maryland inside the Washington Beltway with its southern end at the intersection with U.S. 240 at Dupont Circle. U.S. Route 240 U.S. Route 240 is a defunct designation for a short, but once very important, segment of highway between Frederick, Maryland and Washington, D.C. This route description features US 240 as it existed in 1945, with references to today's highways to provide context. US 240 began at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street near the White House in Washington. US 1 followed 14th Street through the intersection. Pennsylvania Avenue east of US 1 was part of