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(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way.
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Archaic spelling of aboard.
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On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
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In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
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(nautical, intransitive, said of a ship) To respond to a movement of the helm by changing direction; only happens if the ship has steerageway.
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(nautical) To manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.
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(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
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(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
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(nautical) To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward.
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(nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
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(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
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(nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing sternwards of the side of the vessel
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(nautical) To tack, cruise about.
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(nautical) A beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
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(dated, nautical) the excitement on board ship as she approaches her destination with the prospect of liberty ashore.
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(nautical) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering
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(nautical) Alternative form of close-hauled [(nautical) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering]
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(nautical, transitive) To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical.
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(navigation) The estimated course that a boat should steer in order to arrive at a waypoint, bearing in mind the effects that wind and tide will have on the vessel.
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(nautical) Liability to be overset; said of a ship or other vessel.
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(nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
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(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
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(nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
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(nautical) An opening above the waterline of a boat, ship, or other vessel through which water or other liquid can enter if the vessel rolls to an excessive angle or rides lower than normally.
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(nautical, intransitive) To pass or move towards the stern.
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(nautical, of a wind) Favorable to a ship's course.
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(nautical, transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.
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(dialectal, chiefly nautical) Forward.
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(nautical) Keeping the sails full and steering by the wind.
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(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.
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Alternative spelling of gybe [(transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.]
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(intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).
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(nautical) To have the wind at such an angle to the sail that the vessel gains its highest speed.
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(transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
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(nautical) Of a vessel: to be under way; to be moving or making progress.
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(intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.
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(nautical) To turn towards the wind
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(nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
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(nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
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(nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position
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(nautical, transitive) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
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(intransitive, of a vessel) To move with the help of a kedge, as described above.
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(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
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(nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
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(nautical, obsolete) To beat against the wind; to tack.
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(nautical, dated) To draw the lines of a ship's hull at full size, before starting a build.
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(nautical) A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
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(nautical) The removal of cargo (especially crude oil) from a vessel in order to reduce its draft
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(nautical, military) A type of warship formation with the ships proceeding side-by-side on parallel tracks.
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(nautical, military) A type of warship formation with the ships proceeding one after another and the trailing ships following behind the lead ship on the same path.
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(nautical, archaic) Windward.
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(nautical, of a boat, intransitive) To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
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(nautical, archaic) Alternative form of loofward [(nautical, archaic) Windward.]
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(transitive, nautical) To send to the masthead as a punishment.
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(nautical) The movement of a ship when she sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with the meridian.
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On a vehicle or vessel; aboard.
adj
Positioned away from the centre line of a ship or aircraft.
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(nautical) excessively sheeted
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To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
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(nautical) Full of wind; used of sails when close-hauled.
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(nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
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(nautical) Describing the condition in which two sea-going ships travelling in opposite directions pass each other on their port sides, making their red navigation lights face each other.
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To sail around Cape Horn.
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(nautical) A regulation concerning safe handling of vessels on seaways.
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(nautical) A close passage by a nautical vessel to a fixed point (on shore), to "salute" the location or persons assembled at the location.
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(nautical, now historical) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it.
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(mechanical engineering) A modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock.
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(nautical) To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel.
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(nautical) To square the ship's yards to make her run before the wind, with the wind blowing straight from the stern.
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To direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against.
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The hinder part of anything.
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(nautical) A backwards motion of a vessel.
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(nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
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(rowing) To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
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(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
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(nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.
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(nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
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(nautical) Into the wind.
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(rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
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(nautical) Turning turtle.
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A storage compartment that sits below the deck of a boat.
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(obsolete) Inadequately equipped with sails.
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(intransitive, nautical, of the wind) To shift aft.
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(nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
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(nautical) The practice of having two alternate watches aboard a ship or vessel.
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(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
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(age of sail) A ship to the windward of another; considered an advantage in naval warfare.
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(nautical, of a sailing vessel) Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.
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(nautical) Adequate distance from sea vessels or other objects to ensure safety and maneuverability.
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(intransitive, nautical) To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
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