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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... port, and supply the sailors with various small articles. Bumpkin (probably correctly named boomkin, a little boom).—A small fixed boom or short pole. It is usually seen, either as an extension aft to hold the block by which a mizzen ...
... port, and supply the sailors with various small articles. Bumpkin (probably correctly named boomkin, a little boom).—A small fixed boom or short pole. It is usually seen, either as an extension aft to hold the block by which a mizzen ...
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... port (or running on the main stream of the flood tide) can buoys always appear on the starboard side and nun buoys on the port, while spherical buoys mark the ends of middle grounds. In the river Thames, on going up from the Nore to ...
... port (or running on the main stream of the flood tide) can buoys always appear on the starboard side and nun buoys on the port, while spherical buoys mark the ends of middle grounds. In the river Thames, on going up from the Nore to ...
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... ports. They are bluff bowed and lugger rigged, with one, two, or three masts, often carrying topsails. Cheat the devil.—Using soft expletives where strong ones would most naturally occur. Check.—Obviously to stop or impede motion, as to ...
... ports. They are bluff bowed and lugger rigged, with one, two, or three masts, often carrying topsails. Cheat the devil.—Using soft expletives where strong ones would most naturally occur. Check.—Obviously to stop or impede motion, as to ...
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... port. The Board of Trade directs that any vessel, after visiting a foreign port, shall report herself to the officers of the Customs, at the first British port she enters. As a signal that she has been abroad she must fly the ensign ...
... port. The Board of Trade directs that any vessel, after visiting a foreign port, shall report herself to the officers of the Customs, at the first British port she enters. As a signal that she has been abroad she must fly the ensign ...
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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