snags

The greatest difficulty which presents itself in entering the southern mouth arises from what in America are termed snags, that is, large trees, the roots of which are firmly planted in the bed of the river, whilst the branches project up the stream, and are likely to pierce any boat in its passage down.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

The danger comes not just from gunfire, but also high tension wires, cell phone towers and "skinny palm trees we call snags" that suddenly jut out from the jungle canopy.

AroundTheCapitol.com 2009

Separate teams of elections workers inspect each ballot and fish out the "snags" -- ballots that are damaged or have smudges, stray markings or improperly filled-in bubbles.

AroundTheCapitol.com 2009

The snags are the latest sign of trouble for the SEC and other U.S. regulators trying to punish companies and executives at the center of the financial crisis.

Lehman Probe Stalls; Chance of No Charges Jean Eaglesham 2011

The snags are a temporary reprieve for some troubled borrowers who are desperate to hang onto their homes.

Effort on Home Loans Stalls Nick Timiraos 2011

These are called snags, and are very dangerous if they are met with in the course of the stream; but in this instance no danger was apprehended from them, as they lay considerably to the left of the passage which the boats would take.

Tales of all countries 2004

At first we floated tranquilly down the stream, having only occasionally to use our paddles to keep the raft off from the trunks of sunken trees -- called snags, in America -- which appeared above the water.

Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

It's a day where people celebrate by drinking the worst-tasting beer they can find, wearing ratty blue singlet tops with Australian flags as a cape, eating burnt "snags" from the "barbie" and listening to the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown on the radio from the plush confines of a deck chair placed in a kiddie's wading pool.

A List For Australia Day Glenn Dunks 2010

It's a day where people celebrate by drinking the worst-tasting beer they can find, wearing ratty blue singlet tops with Australian flags as a cape, eating burnt "snags" from the "barbie" and listening to the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown on the radio from the plush confines of a deck chair placed in a kiddie's wading pool.

Archive 2010-01-01 Glenn Dunks 2010

One person, displaced to my couch last night, stated he was almost embarrassed to witness the amount of charity being poured out in the midst of this disaster, considering the Katrina debacle, and all the "snags" that went along with that.

Andy Kondrat: Dispatch from a Burning San Diego 2008