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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... river. Bilge (often pronounced billidge).—The bilge is the lower part of a vessel, upon which she rests when aground. Bilge boards.—(See FLOOR BOARDS under FLOOR.) Bilge pieces, or bilge keels, are strips fitted like keels on the ...
... river. Bilge (often pronounced billidge).—The bilge is the lower part of a vessel, upon which she rests when aground. Bilge boards.—(See FLOOR BOARDS under FLOOR.) Bilge pieces, or bilge keels, are strips fitted like keels on the ...
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... river when half salt and half fresh. BARGE SAIL BRAILED UP. Brail.—A rope encircling a sail for the purpose of gathering it up to a mast or yard. Brails are used on square rigged vessels to assist in furling the sails. In foreandaft rig ...
... river when half salt and half fresh. BARGE SAIL BRAILED UP. Brail.—A rope encircling a sail for the purpose of gathering it up to a mast or yard. Brails are used on square rigged vessels to assist in furling the sails. In foreandaft rig ...
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... river Thames, on going up from the Nore to London, the starboard buoys are plain black or red, some having globular beacons, some being without them. The port buoys are either chequered, red and white, or black and white, or painted ...
... river Thames, on going up from the Nore to London, the starboard buoys are plain black or red, some having globular beacons, some being without them. The port buoys are either chequered, red and white, or black and white, or painted ...
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... , and it is necessary to keep the boat under command of the rudder. It may be seen daily at Yarmouth; the sailing wherries coming in from the rivers on an ebb tide drop their anchors short, and by this means club down to their quays.
... , and it is necessary to keep the boat under command of the rudder. It may be seen daily at Yarmouth; the sailing wherries coming in from the rivers on an ebb tide drop their anchors short, and by this means club down to their quays.
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... as her stern is concerned.” These boats are usually rigged with a standing or dipping lug. Cobles are also employed on the rivers and lakes of Wales and the borders. NORTHUMBRIAN COBLE. Coboose.—“A sort of box or house to cover.
... as her stern is concerned.” These boats are usually rigged with a standing or dipping lug. Cobles are also employed on the rivers and lakes of Wales and the borders. NORTHUMBRIAN COBLE. Coboose.—“A sort of box or house to cover.
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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