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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... tackle by which this is done is called the fishtackle. Anchor a'peak denotes that the cable has been drawn in so short as to bring the ship directly over it. Anchor cockabill is a term used to signify that the anchor hangs, merely by ...
... tackle by which this is done is called the fishtackle. Anchor a'peak denotes that the cable has been drawn in so short as to bring the ship directly over it. Anchor cockabill is a term used to signify that the anchor hangs, merely by ...
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... tackle which sets up the dolphin striker, and it is usually of chain. Backstays.—Ropes stretched from a mast or ... tackles. There are backstays and topmast backstays, named according to the mast they support, the term “backstays ...
... tackle which sets up the dolphin striker, and it is usually of chain. Backstays.—Ropes stretched from a mast or ... tackles. There are backstays and topmast backstays, named according to the mast they support, the term “backstays ...
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... tackles for drawing the battens together. These, however, are things rather of play: their great drawback lies in their liability to entanglement; and as it is always possible that such an event might take place at a critical moment ...
... tackles for drawing the battens together. These, however, are things rather of play: their great drawback lies in their liability to entanglement; and as it is always possible that such an event might take place at a critical moment ...
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... tackles, oars, or spars, in a convenient place: hence, beckets are either large hooks, or short pieces of rope, with a knot on one end and an eye in the other, or formed like a circular wreath; or they are wooden brackets, and, probably ...
... tackles, oars, or spars, in a convenient place: hence, beckets are either large hooks, or short pieces of rope, with a knot on one end and an eye in the other, or formed like a circular wreath; or they are wooden brackets, and, probably ...
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... tackle. (See TACKLE.) A block is a machine made up of several parts, and with the utmost nicety; and it may be regarded as among the most important parts of a vessel's rigging. The parts are as follows (see fig.):—The block is the piece ...
... tackle. (See TACKLE.) A block is a machine made up of several parts, and with the utmost nicety; and it may be regarded as among the most important parts of a vessel's rigging. The parts are as follows (see fig.):—The block is the piece ...
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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