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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To understand the derivation of a word is to understand it in its fullest meaning. For this reason, wherever the origin of an expression is known, I have taken the opportunity of inserting it. The principal works of reference used in ...
To understand the derivation of a word is to understand it in its fullest meaning. For this reason, wherever the origin of an expression is known, I have taken the opportunity of inserting it. The principal works of reference used in ...
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(From the French word banc, a bench.) The origin of this word will indicate the meaning of the terms single banked and double banked. A single banked boat is one in which only one rower sits on each thwart (seat); a, double banked boat ...
(From the French word banc, a bench.) The origin of this word will indicate the meaning of the terms single banked and double banked. A single banked boat is one in which only one rower sits on each thwart (seat); a, double banked boat ...
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The word “bearing” properly belongs to the art of navigation, in which it signifies “the direction, or angular distance from the meridian, in which an object is seen.” Roughly speaking, it is the direction in which an object is seen ...
The word “bearing” properly belongs to the art of navigation, in which it signifies “the direction, or angular distance from the meridian, in which an object is seen.” Roughly speaking, it is the direction in which an object is seen ...
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A position or employment to be secured, in which case the term becomes synonymous with the word billet. Best.—Best and best, best boat.—The expression “best and best” is often met with in reports of sculling matches about to be ...
A position or employment to be secured, in which case the term becomes synonymous with the word billet. Best.—Best and best, best boat.—The expression “best and best” is often met with in reports of sculling matches about to be ...
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(This must not be confounded with the word BIGHT.) Bitts.—Small posts or timber heads fixed through the deck of a, vessel, either round masts or at the foot of the bowsprit. There are various bitts in a ship, but in small craft the term ...
(This must not be confounded with the word BIGHT.) Bitts.—Small posts or timber heads fixed through the deck of a, vessel, either round masts or at the foot of the bowsprit. There are various bitts in a ship, but in small craft the term ...
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