A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)Read Books Ltd, 16 Apr 2013 - 340 halaman This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing. |
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... anchor, when hanging out with the flukes extended in a position ready for dropping. In most harbours vessels are prohibited from carrying the anchor thus. Acorn.—An ornament at the head of a mast fashioned in the shape of an acorn. A ...
... anchor, when hanging out with the flukes extended in a position ready for dropping. In most harbours vessels are prohibited from carrying the anchor thus. Acorn.—An ornament at the head of a mast fashioned in the shape of an acorn. A ...
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... Anchor.—The form and parts of an anchor are as follow:—A is the shank, B the arms, terminating in the flukes (C), the extremities of which (D) are called the bills or peaks, while the smooth flat side of the fluke (E) is the palm. F is ...
... Anchor.—The form and parts of an anchor are as follow:—A is the shank, B the arms, terminating in the flukes (C), the extremities of which (D) are called the bills or peaks, while the smooth flat side of the fluke (E) is the palm. F is ...
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... anchor should be three times that of the cable. ANCHOR. To drop, let go, or cast anchor, are terms equivalent to coming to an anchor. To weigh anchor is to get the anchor up preparatory to getting under sail. This is done by first ...
... anchor should be three times that of the cable. ANCHOR. To drop, let go, or cast anchor, are terms equivalent to coming to an anchor. To weigh anchor is to get the anchor up preparatory to getting under sail. This is done by first ...
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... anchor holds the ground well it is said to bite. Should it drag it is said to come home. But at the same time to fetch home or bring home the anchor is to draw the ship closer up to it, for the purpose, perhaps, of weighing it. When the ...
... anchor holds the ground well it is said to bite. Should it drag it is said to come home. But at the same time to fetch home or bring home the anchor is to draw the ship closer up to it, for the purpose, perhaps, of weighing it. When the ...
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... anchor—so named on account of its shape (see fig.)— is employed by large ships on mud or other soft bottoms, where it obtains a hold far more secure than any other form. MUSHROOM ANCHOR. The objects in all these anchors (beyond the.
... anchor—so named on account of its shape (see fig.)— is employed by large ships on mud or other soft bottoms, where it obtains a hold far more secure than any other form. MUSHROOM ANCHOR. The objects in all these anchors (beyond the.
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2/6 per post anchor barges barkentine beam belayed block boom bowsprit Brande and Cox Brown’s cable canvas carried chain clew closehauled cutter deck diagrams under FRAME employed fishing fitted flag fore foreandaft rigged foresail forestay forward futtock gaff gunwale halyards hauled head head sails helm hoisted hole iron keel keelson knot large vessels leech lower mainsail mast means mizzen Nautical oars open boat passing piece planks port Price racing reef reef band reef knot river rope round rowing rowlocks rudder running sailing boat schooner sheet ship ship’s shipbuilding shrouds side signal small craft Smyth sometimes called spar spinnaker splicing square rigged square sails standing starboard stay stem stern strakes studding sails tack tackle term Thames Thames skiffs tide tiller timber topmast topsail trysail usually weather wind windward word yacht yard yarn yawl