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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... piece of thick plank, whose area is greater than that of the flukes, in order to give the anchor a stronger hold in soft ground.” To back an anchor, “to carry out a small anchor, as the stream or kedge, ahead of the large one by which ...
... piece of thick plank, whose area is greater than that of the flukes, in order to give the anchor a stronger hold in soft ground.” To back an anchor, “to carry out a small anchor, as the stream or kedge, ahead of the large one by which ...
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... pieces of timber, such as piles before erection, etc. Brackets, in almost any position, holding two or more timbers together, or preventing them from slipping. THAMES BAWLEY. Bawley.—The name given to a class of fishing.
... pieces of timber, such as piles before erection, etc. Brackets, in almost any position, holding two or more timbers together, or preventing them from slipping. THAMES BAWLEY. Bawley.—The name given to a class of fishing.
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... piece of timber, nearly of the depth of the beam, scarfed, tabled, and bolted, for additional security, to the sides of beams athwart large openings in decks, as the main hatchway and the mastrooms. “Breastbeams are those beams at the ...
... piece of timber, nearly of the depth of the beam, scarfed, tabled, and bolted, for additional security, to the sides of beams athwart large openings in decks, as the main hatchway and the mastrooms. “Breastbeams are those beams at the ...
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... and upper futtocks bolted to them. Bent timbers or bent heads.—These, in a small boat, correspond to the ribs in a larger vessel. Each is usually of one piece, steamed and bent into the shape of the boat; and the strakes (or planking)
... and upper futtocks bolted to them. Bent timbers or bent heads.—These, in a small boat, correspond to the ribs in a larger vessel. Each is usually of one piece, steamed and bent into the shape of the boat; and the strakes (or planking)
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... pieces, or bilge keels, are strips fitted like keels on the outside of the bilges, and serving both as a cradle for her to rest upon, and, to a certain extent, as keels when she careens over in sailing. In steamers they minimise the ...
... pieces, or bilge keels, are strips fitted like keels on the outside of the bilges, and serving both as a cradle for her to rest upon, and, to a certain extent, as keels when she careens over in sailing. In steamers they minimise 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