A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)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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Spoken of a ship's 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 ...
Spoken of a ship's 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 ...
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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 cable becomes twisted round the shank or stock, or entangled with it in any way, ...
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 cable becomes twisted round the shank or stock, or entangled with it in any way, ...
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“This instrument has never been satisfactorily employed on board ship. There is great difficulty in placing it where it shall not be exposed to draughts of air, and if it be placed high above the deck its indications are affected by ...
“This instrument has never been satisfactorily employed on board ship. There is great difficulty in placing it where it shall not be exposed to draughts of air, and if it be placed high above the deck its indications are affected by ...
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“Weight deposited in a ship's hold when she has no cargo, or too little to bring her sufficiently low in the water. It is used to counterbalance the effect of the wind upon the masts, and give the ship a proper stability, ...
“Weight deposited in a ship's hold when she has no cargo, or too little to bring her sufficiently low in the water. It is used to counterbalance the effect of the wind upon the masts, and give the ship a proper stability, ...
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This will be recognised on old ships. Beam.—The width of a vessel, at her widest part: the term is derived from the beams, strong timbers extending across the ship, supporting the decks and strengthening the sides, and the widest of ...
This will be recognised on old ships. Beam.—The width of a vessel, at her widest part: the term is derived from the beams, strong timbers extending across the ship, supporting the decks and strengthening the sides, and the widest of ...
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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