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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... forward. In smaller craft they are usually passed over the head of the mast, above the shrouds, and terminate with tackles. There are backstays and topmast backstays, named according to the mast they support, the term “backstays ...
... forward. In smaller craft they are usually passed over the head of the mast, above the shrouds, and terminate with tackles. There are backstays and topmast backstays, named according to the mast they support, the term “backstays ...
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... forward ones are called breast backstays, and sustain the mast when the wind is before the beam, while the after ones maybe shifted from side to side, as required, and constitute the travellers. Backing of the wind.—The veering of the ...
... forward ones are called breast backstays, and sustain the mast when the wind is before the beam, while the after ones maybe shifted from side to side, as required, and constitute the travellers. Backing of the wind.—The veering of the ...
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... forward nor too far aft; and to lade the ship so deep, that the surface of the water may nearly rise to the extreme breadth amidships; and thus she will be enabled to carry a good sail, incline but little, and ply well to the windward ...
... forward nor too far aft; and to lade the ship so deep, that the surface of the water may nearly rise to the extreme breadth amidships; and thus she will be enabled to carry a good sail, incline but little, and ply well to the windward ...
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... forward to receive the heads of the stanchions of the beakhead bulkhead. “The collarbeam is the beam upon which the stanchions of the beakhead bulkhead stand. The upper side of it is kept well with the upper side of the upper deck ...
... forward to receive the heads of the stanchions of the beakhead bulkhead. “The collarbeam is the beam upon which the stanchions of the beakhead bulkhead stand. The upper side of it is kept well with the upper side of the upper deck ...
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... Forward, or in front of; more usually expressed a'fore. Before the mast.—The lodgment of working seamen on shipboard, as distinguishing them from the officers, who lodge aft. Hence a man who goes as seaman is said to go before the mast ...
... Forward, or in front of; more usually expressed a'fore. Before the mast.—The lodgment of working seamen on shipboard, as distinguishing them from the officers, who lodge aft. Hence a man who goes as seaman is said to go before the mast ...
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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