n
Alternative spelling of tweendeck [(nautical) A deck on some merchant ships between the maindeck and the hold.]
adj
(nautical) Of a ship, especially a tall square-rigged one: in which all running rigging is hauled taut; having all spars hoisted aloft; having all sails set.
adv
Alternative form of aburton [(nautical) With the length athwartship.]
adv
(nautical, obsolete) Backwards.
adj
(nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
adj
(nautical) Located on deck.
adj
(nautical) Braced aback
adv
(nautical) With the length athwartship.
adv
(nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
adv
(nautical) In the fore part of a ship.
n
(nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
n
Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.
adj
(nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
n
(nautical) A hatch located towards the aft of a vessel.
n
(nautical) One of the sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.
n
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
n
(nautical) A gangway positioned aft of midship
n
(nautical, now chiefly historical) The cabin in the stern of a vessel, typically used by the captain or senior officers.
n
Alternative form of aftcastle [Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.]
n
(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
n
(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
n
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
n
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
n
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
n
(nautical) The heel of a rudder.
n
Alternative form of after-sail [(nautical) One of the sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.]
adv
(nautical) Toward the stern.
adv
(nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
v
(nautical) To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
adv
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
n
A very heavy rope or chain by which a ship's anchor is hoisted.
n
(naval, slang) A random series of loops, turns, and depth changes in a submarine, intended to eliminate the self-noise which could occur during a baffle-clearing event.
n
(nautical) The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
n
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
adv
Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
n
(nautical, yachts) A headsail which, like ordinary spinnaker is attached to the boat only in its corners, but is asymmetrically shaped. The shape makes is suitable for winds from beam reach to broad reach whereas ordinary symmetrical spinnaker is best suited for winds from run to broad reach. The tack of the asymmetrical spinnaker is usually attached to a bowsprit instead of a spinnaker pole.
adj
Alternative form of a taunto [(nautical) Of a ship, especially a tall square-rigged one: in which all running rigging is hauled taut; having all spars hoisted aloft; having all sails set.]
n
(nautical) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
v
(nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
n
(nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam.
adv
Alternative form of abaft [(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern.]
n
(nautical) The fourth or lower reef of a topsail.
n
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
adj
(nautical) (of a fore-and-aft rigged ship) having the topmasts struck down.
n
(nautical) A large, light foresail sometimes used instead of a jib.
n
(nautical, idiomatic) The condition of a sailing boat when all of its sails have been taken in.
n
A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
n
(nautical) A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
n
(nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
n
(nautical) A protruding part of the foremost section of a sailing ship.
n
(nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel
n
(nautical) A sea whose waves come from abeam and roll against the ship's side. The waves strike the ship beam-on.
adv
(nautical) Coming from a point abeam (neither directly ahead/head-on, nor well before the beam, nor directly astern, nor well abaft the beam/quartering); said of waves or any object moving relative to the vessel.
n
(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
v
(nautical) To make fast a rope to an anchor, used when anchored over a rocky bottom, so as to allow the anchor to be hoisted from its flukes to escape an entrapment on the bottom.
n
(nautical, usually in the plural) Any of the pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through.
adj
(literally) Having living quarters in the forecastle
n
(nautical) Any of the short lengths of wood, iron or brass set up in convenient places on a ship to secure running rigging.
n
(nautical) A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.
n
Alternative spelling of bell rope [(nautical) A short length of rope, spliced to the eye of the clapper of a ship's bell and by which it is struck.]
adv
(nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck.
n
(nautical) The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
n
(nautical) A sailing rig consisting of a single stayed mast with a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail on a boom and a jib or genoa on the forestay
n
(nautical) The main bower (anchor from the bow) of a boat.
n
(nautical) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
n
(nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
n
(nautical) A carved wooden decoration, usually at the bow of a vessel, generally smaller than a figurehead
n
(nautical) The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there.
n
(nautical) A device like a belaying pin but of heavier scantlings; a turned length of wood or metal passed through the bitts or cross-piece, used to prevent the cable from slipping off or over the bitt-heads yet removable so as to facilitate doing so.
n
(nautical) That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
n
(nautical) A means of fastening a rope to a hook: a turn of the rope, either the end or the middle, around the hook, having the part the strain is on riding over the loose part, with the bight well up on the back of the hook.
n
A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
adj
(nautical) Built with the stern nearly straight up and down.
n
(nautical) The side of a ship.
n
A rope used for the rigging of a boat.
n
(nautical) A short board or other seating, secured in a bridle of ropes, used to hoist a man aloft or over the ship’s side for painting and similar work.
n
(nautical) A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater.
n
(nautical) A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
n
(nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.
n
(nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.
n
Alternative spelling of bolt rope [(nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.]
n
Alternative spelling of bolt rope [(nautical) Rope sewn around the edges of a sail to prevent tearing or fraying.]
n
(nautical) A length of canvas attached to a fore-and-aft sail to increase the pulling power.
n
(nautical) A line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail; a martingale.
n
Alternative form of bumkin [(nautical) A short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.]
n
(nautical) The process of cleaning the upper part of a ship's underwater hull and daubing it with a protecting layer of antifouling substance.
n
(nautical) A stripe of paint or tape between the topsides and bottom of a vessel.
n
(nautical) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.
n
(nautical) A sideways-pointing thruster mounted in a tunnel in the bow or under the bow in a pod, for increased maneuverability.
n
A protective structure on the bow of a boat.
n
(nautical) A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.
n
(nautical) each of the two main anchors of a ship, carried permanently attached to their cables on each side of the bow, always ready to be let go in case of an emergency.
n
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
n
(nautical) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails.
v
(nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
n
(sailing) A simple device with three holes used for tensioning stays on boats or guy-lines on tents.
n
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
n
(nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
v
(nautical) to bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuvers
v
(nautical) to bring the yards more square to the fore and aft line
n
(nautical) A short crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as a support.
n
(nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.
n
(nautical) A rope used to tie a small ship to a dock, keeping it close to the pier
n
(nautical) A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf or to another vessel.
n
(nautical) A horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship to add strength and to connect the sides to the stem.
n
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
n
(nautical) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
n
(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
n
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
adj
Alternative form of broad in the beam [(nautical, of a ship) Wide across the hull.]
adj
(nautical, of a ship) Wide across the hull.
adj
(nautical, of a ship) Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine.
n
(nautical) The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
n
(nautical) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
n
(nautical) A bulbous protuberance at the forefoot of certain vessels to reduce turbulence.
n
(nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
n
(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.
n
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
n
(nautical) A short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.
n
(nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
n
(nautical) The rope that secures a buoy to an anchor on the seabed
n
(archaic) An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
n
(nautical) The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
n
(nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
adj
(nautical, of rope) Made up of 3 or 4 hawser-laid ropes twisted together left-handed (turning in an anticlockwise direction)
n
(nautical) A very thick rope used for tasks such as towing, made by twisting together three ordinary hawser-laid ropes.
n
(nautical) A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.
n
(nautical) A small enclosed dock in which timber for masts (etc.) is kept to weather.
n
(nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
n
Alternative form of contline [(nautical) The spiral groove between the strands of a rope.]
n
(nautical) Sails in general.
n
(nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
n
(nautical) A support for the cap of a mast
n
(nautical) A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
n
Alternative form of cat-harping [(nautical) One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so as to give freer sweep to the yards.]
n
Alternative form of cathead [(nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting from each side of the bow of a ship for holding anchors which were fitted with a stock in position for letting go or for securing after weighing.]
adj
(nautical) Having one great fore-and-aft mainsail spread by a gaff at the head and a boom at the foot, for smooth water only.
adj
(nautical, historical) Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed.
n
(nautical) The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.
n
(nautical) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
n
(nautical) A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
n
(nautical) any of the short ropes under the tops at the lower end of the futtock shrouds of a square-rigged vessel used to secure other ropes in place
n
(nautical) A heavy piece of timber projecting from each side of the bow of a ship for holding anchors which were fitted with a stock in position for letting go or for securing after weighing.
n
(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.
n
(nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
n
(nautical) A space in the forward part of the ship, typically beneath the bow in front of the foremost collision bulkhead, that contains the anchor chain when the anchor is secured for sea.
n
(nautical) An opening in the deck, lined with iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers or tiers.
n
(nautical) A large bolt used to secure the chainplates to the ship's side.
n
(nautical) The wale of a sailing ship which projects beyond the gunwale and to which the shrouds attach via the chains. One of the flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.
n
(nautical) Either of two pieces of oak fitted to the topsides of a square-rigged vessel on each side of the bow through which the bowlines were fed; often decoratively carved
n
(nautical) A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.
n
(nautical) An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
n
(nautical, slang, by extension) A spinnaker.
n
An open deck, surrounding by railings, on the bridge of a submarine.
n
(nautical) A fitting on the boom of a yacht to take the main sheet when roller reefing is used.
n
(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
n
(in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
n
(sailing) Alternative spelling of clewline [(sailing) Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard]
n
(nautical) A rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.
n
(sailing) Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
n
(nautical) any of several strong wooden barriers erected across the deck of a merchant sailing ship, having loopholes through which muskets could be fired to resist boarding attacks
adj
(nautical, of a sail) Having all the reefs taken in.
n
(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip
n
(nautical) A kind of gaff-topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club" or "jack yard" to increase its spread.
n
(nautical) the brass bearing in the sheave of a block
n
(nautical) On a boat, the vertical side of above-deck structures, such as the coach roof, hatch, and cockpit.
n
(nautical) The triangular space formed by the intersection of the position lines on a chart determined by plotting three bearings; the approximate position of the ship
n
(World War II) The position in a formation of ships or bombers that is most exposed to enemy fire.
n
(nautical) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
n
(nautical) A strong, watertight transverse bulkhead in the fore part of a ship to prevent water flowing aft in the event of a collision
n
(nautical) A large square of canvas, treated with a sealing agent and attached to lines at each corner; hauled over a damaged part of the hull to limit the inflow of water
n
(nautical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment.
n
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
n
(nautical) The spiral groove between the strands of a rope.
n
(nautical) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck, for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block, and thus hold fast until disengaged.
adj
(nautical) (of the hull of a wooden ship) sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to prevent the attack of teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed
n
(nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
n
(nautical) The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
n
(nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
n
(nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
n
(nautical) An iron band, at the end of a bowsprit, fitted with eyes to take the bowsprit shrouds and the bobstay
n
(nautical) A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc.
n
(nautical) The lower yard on the mizenmast of a square-rigged ship
n
(nautical) Two horizontal beams at the top of the lower and top masts, used to spread rigging and as a standing place for sailors.
n
(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest square sail
n
(nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
v
(transitive, sailing) To secure (the boom) to the boom crotch (a forked pole).
n
(nautical) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
n
(nautical) A type of spinnaker designed for cruising
n
(nautical) A bulkhead on the forecastle and halfdeck of a ship.
n
(nautical) A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck.
n
(nautical) A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff.
n
(nautical) Alternative form of contline [(nautical) The spiral groove between the strands of a rope.]
n
(nautical) A bearing on the drive shaft of a vessel, usually made of brass with an inner grooved rubber lining that is lubricated by the surrounding water entering the grooves as it rotates. It is a variant of the stave bearing.
n
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
n
(nautical) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship.
n
(nautical) The widest cross-section of a ship.
n
(nautical) An elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length.
n
(nautical) A rope not running in any block.
n
(nautical) A wooden disk having holes through which the lanyard is passed, used for tightening shrouds.
n
(nautical) A straight rise of bottom or floor extended out from the side of the keel at whatever angle of rise a particular boat design calls for.
n
(nautical) Vertical planks between the keel and the sternpost that act as reinforcement.
n
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
n
A horizontal knee or frame in the bow of a ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests.
n
(nautical) The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling).
adj
On the deck of a vessel.
n
The top of a deck (on a ship etc.).
n
(nautical) Alternative form of deck hand [(nautical) A person whose job involves activities (such as mooring) on deck]
n
(nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
n
(nautical) A mooring cable / rope
n
(nautical) Fasteners securing a watertight hatch.
n
(nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
adj
(nautical) Having two masts.
n
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
n
(nautical) A sea anchor.
n
Dundee a type of ketch which has a mainmast, with mainsail and topsail, and a mizzen just forward of the rudder.
n
(nautical) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; also called head earing.
adj
(nautical) Having eight masts.
n
(nautical, obsolete) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.
adv
(nautical) Having the end pointing directly to an object.
n
The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.
n
(nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
n
(nautical) A long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.
n
(nautical) The situation in which a watercraft is floating or proceeding in a smooth and level manner.
n
(nautical) A splice formed by bending a rope's end back and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye.
n
(nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally
n
(nautical) A fitting used to guide a line, cable or sheet with minimal friction. Used for anchor lines, and for rigging on sailing ships.
n
(nautical) One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
n
(nautical) The timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the ship's lateral resistance.
n
(nautical) A thin piece of timber placed on top of the headrail to strengthen it.
n
(nautical) A line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; used to haul it down.
n
(nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.
n
(nautical) One of the timbers which terminate the transom and define the shape of the stern.
n
(nautical) The unlaid or ragged end of a rope.
n
(nautical) The practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship.
v
To support a topmast using a fid.
n
(nautical) The space below this framework.
n
(nautical) The rail round the mainmast for belaying pins.
adj
(nautical) Having fifteen masts.
adj
(nautical) Having five masts.
n
(nautical) An eye splice formed by unlaying one strand of a rope's end and laying it up round the eye formed by the other portion of the rope's end.
n
(nautical) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
n
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
n
(nautical) A deck that is continuous from stem to stern at the same level.
n
(nautical) The foremost of the jibs of a square-rigged sailing vessel.
n
(nautical) A jib boom with an additional outboard jib boom attached.
n
Alternative form of fo'c'sle [(informal, nautical) Forecastle.]
n
(informal, nautical) Forecastle.
n
Alternative form of fo'c'sle [(informal, nautical) Forecastle.]
n
Alternative form of forecastle [(nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.]
n
Alternative spelling of fo'c'sle [(informal, nautical) Forecastle.]
n
(nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.
n
(nautical) a rope attached to the lower part of a sail
adv
(nautical) In or towards the bows of a ship.
adv
(nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.
n
(nautical) A sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly along the line of the keel.
adj
(nautical, of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).
adj
(nautical, of a ship) having its main sails rigged onto spars or stays parallel to the keel
n
Alternative spelling of foremast [(nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a ship with more than one mast; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.]
n
(nautical) The part of the vessel forward of amidships.
n
(nautical) The boom of the foremast.
n
(nautical) A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of the foresail.
n
(nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.
n
(nautical) A lamp hung in the forecastle of a ship to allow sailors to work and relax after dark.
n
(nautical, usually in the plural) A chain securing the lower shrouds of the foremast.
n
(nautical) The lowest foresail on a square-rigged foremast.
n
The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
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(nautical) The draft at the fore perpendicular. Also "fore draft".
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(shipbuilding) A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
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(nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
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(sailing) The crew member in charge of managing the foresail.
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(nautical) A hatch in a fore position, typically near the foremast.
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(nautical, ship-building) One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks
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(nautical) A piece of timber placed across the stern, to unite the bows and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook.
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(nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a ship with more than one mast; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
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(nautical) Closest to the bow.
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(nautical, on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.
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The front, projecting part of an object, especially of an arrow or other projectile, on which the tip is attached
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(nautical) one of the sheets (ropes) that controls the foresail
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(obsolete) The fore part of a ship.
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(nautical) An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, later replaced by the sextant.
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(nautical) A stay that extends from the top of the foremast to the bow or bowsprit of a sailing ship
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(nautical) A triangular sail attached to the forestay.
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(nautical) The prow of a ship
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(nautical) The fore tack (part of a sail)
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(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
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(nautical) A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
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(nautical) Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast.
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(nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
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(nautical) The mast above the foretop.
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(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
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(nautical) A triangular space on a sailing ship between the deck, foremast, and forestay.
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(nautical) A yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail.
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(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
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Alternative form of 420 [A particular type of monohull dinghy with two sails, designed for two people.]
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(nautical) Having four masts.
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(nautical) Having fourteen masts.
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(nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
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(nautical) The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.
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(nautical) A way of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely.
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(usually nautical) Maximum speed on a ship.
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(nautical) Of a sailing ship, having at least three square-rigged masts, each mast being in at least three segments; having a ship rig sail plan.
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(nautical) Alternative form of full-rigged. [(nautical) Of a sailing ship, having at least three square-rigged masts, each mast being in at least three segments; having a ship rig sail plan.]
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(nautical) The identifying mark of a shipping company, displayed on the ship's funnel (smokestack).
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(nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
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(nautical) A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability.
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(nautical) Any of a set of ropes, wires or chains that brace the futtock plate from a band on the lower mast.
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(nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.
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(nautical) a sailing rig that has a fore-and-aft sail supported by a spar called a gaff
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(nautical). A quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail supported from a spar rising aft from a mast.
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(nautical) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
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(nautical) A ship with a gaff rig.
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(nautical) A topsail above the uppermost or only spanker.
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(nautical) A topgallant.
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(heraldry) A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.
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(nautical) A frame fixed in a ship's deck to support spare spars.
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(nautical) A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
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(nautical) A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.
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(nautical) A line rigged to a mast; -- used in hoisting rigging; a girtline.
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(nautical) The board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom.
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(nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
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(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
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(nautical) A sail having characteristics of a genoa and a spinnaker.
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(nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
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(nautical) A very lightweight headsail.
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Alternative form of jib boom [(nautical) A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.]
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(obsolete) A staff to gauge water, or to push a boat.
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(nautical) A rope extended to a boat for towing it; a guest rope.
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(nautical) Bound by a cable; used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
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(nautical) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit.
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(nautical) The swivel connection on a sailboat located near the bottom of the mast that the boom attaches to. When a sailboat performs a tack or a jibe the gooseneck swings the boom from one side of the boat to the other.
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(nautical) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
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(nautical) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
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(nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
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(nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
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(nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
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(nautical) equipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
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(nautical, specifically) In a vessel with a stern-mounted rudder: the fitting into which the pintle of the rudder fits, allowing the rudder to swing freely.
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(nautical) The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom.
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A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the ground, without loss of ballast or gas.
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(nautical) The deck on an armed ship (man-of-war) on which the guns are placed.
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A set of hoops or parrel beads which secure the gaff loosely to the mast in a vertical position.
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(nautical) A topmast arranged with metal bands so that it can slide up and down the lower mast.
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The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, where it meets the deck.
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(chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
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Alternative spelling of guyline [A rope or cable (a line) used to restrain the motion of something. As a cable used to prevent a mast from falling over.]
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(shipbuilding, historical) A moulding which comes in at the back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
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Alternative spelling of halyard [(nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.]
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Alternative form of hawser [(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.]
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(nautical) A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
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(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
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(US, nautical) A line or band used to lash a furled sail when in port.
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(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
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(nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
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(nautical) A hole in a ship through which a hawser is passed.
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(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.
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(nautical, of rope) Made up of 3 strands twisted together right-handed (turning in a clockwise direction).
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(nautical) normal rope in which three strands are laid up against the twist
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(nautical) A canvas tube used to convey refuse matter from a ship's bows down to the water.
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(nautical) The farthest point above the mouth of a river that can be navigated by ships. This term can be somewhat subjective on many streams, as this point may vary greatly with the size of the ship being contemplated for navigation. On others it is quite objective, being caused by a waterfall, dam or lock.
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(nautical) A panel, usually of metal, attached to the head of a fore-and-aft sail for additional strength.
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(nautical) A rope at the bows of a ship used to fasten it to a wharf, etc.
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(nautical) The rigging on the foresail.
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(nautical) A railing, on a sailing ship, behind the figurehead.
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(nautical) The part of a bolt rope that is sewn to the upper edge or head of a sail.
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(nautical) That part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
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(nautical) Any sail (of a sailing vessel) set forward of the foremost mast.
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(nautical) Synonym of foresheet
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(historical, nautical) A hole through the counter of a ship, through which the rudderstock passes.
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A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging.
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(nautical) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.
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The position of a flag (on a mast) or of a sail on a ship when lifted up to its highest level.
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(nautical, informal) A ship's anchor.
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(nautical) A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.
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A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; footrope.
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(nautical, in the plural) Projections at the masthead or foremast, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on; foretop
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(nautical) A small line of three strands used for seizing.
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(nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
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(nautical) The speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the boat length. In the sailship era the hull speed was regarded as an approximate limit for the speed a ship could reach.
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(nautical) Of a ship: so far distant that only the masts and sails are visible above the horizon.
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(nautical) Of a ship: at a distance such that the hull is visible above the horizon.
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Abbreviation of inboard. [(nautical) within a ship]
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(nautical) A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom
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(nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.
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(nautical) An internal gunwale
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(nautical) The head of a sail tied up.
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(nautical) A lack of forward motion.
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(nautical) A block fixed in the topgallant or royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts and spars.
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Alternative spelling of jackstaff [(nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack)]
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(nautical) The highest of the crosstrees of a ship; it supports the jackstaff
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(nautical) A strong line, fixed fore-and-aft on a yacht, to which the crew are clipped for safety
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(nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack)
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(nautical) A spar at the top of a mast that supports a topsail
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(nautical) A rope ladder from the ratline to the upper mast.
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(nautical) A gear; a tackle.
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(nautical) An extra capstan usually placed between the foremast and mainmast.
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(nautical) A block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.
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(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
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(nautical) A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.
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(nautical) A spar used to extend the length of a bowsprit on sailing ships.
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Alternative spelling of jib-boom [(nautical) A spar used to extend the length of a bowsprit on sailing ships.]
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(nautical) A stay (normally the forestay) to which the jib is attached
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(nautical) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
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Alternative spelling of jiggermast [(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.]
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Alternative spelling of jiggermast [(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.]
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(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
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(nautical) A type of sail rig in which rigid members called battens span the full width of the sail and extend the sail forward of the mast.
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(nautical) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away or broken.
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(nautical) A temporary mast constructed when a vessel has been dismasted, usually in heavy weather.
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(nautical) To wind rope or chains around (a cable etc.) to protect its surface from friction, abrasion, or ice.
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(nautical) A small anchor; a kedge.
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(nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
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(nautical) A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
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A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
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(nautical) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
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(nautical) A sturdy belaying-pin for the heavier cables of a ship.
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Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit.
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(shipbuilding) The main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship.
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(shipbuilding) The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.
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(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.
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(nautical) Acronym of lighter-aboard-ship.
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(nautical) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail.
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(nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
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(nautical, sailing) A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.
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(nautical) Alternative form of lazy jacks [(nautical, sailing) A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.]
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(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
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(nautical) A block of hard wood pierced with suitable holes for leading ropes in their proper places.
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(nautical) An imaginary line between two objects that can be used to chart a safe course in a difficult situation.
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(nautical) The side of the ship away from the wind.
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Alternative spelling of lee gauge [(obsolete, naval) The position of a sailing vessel leeward of another in battle, often restricting manoeuvrability and gunnery.]
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Alternative spelling of lee gauge [(obsolete, naval) The position of a sailing vessel leeward of another in battle, often restricting manoeuvrability and gunnery.]
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(nautical) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
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(nautical) The aft edge of a triangular sail.
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(nautical) A line for tightening the leech of a triangular mainsail to prevent it from fluttering.
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(nautical) A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.
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A metal bar, fastened at its extremities to the deck, and upon which the sheets of some fore-and-aft sails traverse, particularly the foresail of a sloop or cutter.
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(nautical) Length of a ship from bow to stern.
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(nautical) A manrope at the side of a ladder.
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(nautical) A wooden tub in which the tow-line carried by a whaleboat is coiled.
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(nautical) A ship of the line.
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(nautical) The line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.
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(nautical) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.
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(nautical) A board on a vessel displaying the current portion of the log, to be transcribed later into the logbook.
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Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
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(nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
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(countable, nautical) The deck of a ship immediately above the hold
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(navigation) A fixed line on a compass corresponding to the direction of movement.
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(nautical) A hole through the platform surrounding the upper part of a ship's mast, through which one may climb to go aloft.
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(nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
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(nautical) A purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes.
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A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
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An element of a ship's superstructure which places the function of a ship's mast on its exhaust stack, adding the skeletal supporting structure to the smokestack to support the mast's complement of functions.
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(nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
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(nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
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(nautical) The deck below the spar deck.
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Alternative form of mainsheet [(nautical) The rope connected to and controlling the mainsail.]
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Alternative spelling of mainmast [(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.]
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(nautical) On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout.
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(nautical) The boom (spar) of the mainsail.
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(nautical) The rope (or sheet) used to control the main yard. The main yard is the spar set across the mast, from which the mainsail is hung.
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The principal deck of a ship or vessel
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(nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship.
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(nautical) The top of a sailing ship’s mainmast.
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(nautical) The largest (or only) sail on a sailing vessel.
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(nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
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(nautical) A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.
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(nautical) The topmast of the mainmast.
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(sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
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(nautical) Each of the ropes used in ascending the side of a sailing ship.
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(nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
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(nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
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A light cord or rope used to bind the end of a larger rope, to prevent fraying.
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(nautical) A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
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(often in combination) Having (the specified kind or number of) masts.
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(nautical) The top of a mast.
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(nautical) A sailboat whose forestay goes from the masthead to the bow
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A building in which masts for vessels are shaped and fitted.
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(nautical) A rope used in supporting a mast; a stay.
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(naval) A modern version of the mast (naval disciplinary hearing) in which the commanding officer singles out a crewmember for formal praise.
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(nautical) The mast between the mainmast and mizzenmast on a ship having five or more masts.
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The middle of a ship or a boat.
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A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, rigged partly like a xebec and partly like a felucca.
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mistic (type of sailing vessel)
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Alternative spelling of mizzen [(nautical) Mizzenmast.]
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Alternative form of mizzentop [A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship]
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Alternative form of mizzentop [A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship]
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Alternative spelling of mizzenmast [(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.]
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(nautical) On a mizzenmast, the lowest sail
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Alternative form of mizzentop [A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship]
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Alternative form of mizzenmast [(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.]
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Alternative form of mizzentop [A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship]
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(nautical) The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.
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(nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
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A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship
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(nautical) A small single block strapped with a swivel..
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(nautical) a small, low forecastle, with an open aft, and used for stowage
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(nautical) A light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea.
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(nautical) A ring of metal attached to a dock to which boats may be attached by a rope.
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Alternative form of mooring post [(nautical) A bollard, or similar fixed post that a vessel may be moored to]
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(nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
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(nautical) Having multiple masts.
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(nautical) Having more than one hull
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Having a (specified kind or number of) nave.
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(nautical) Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points
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Of a ship: exceeding the maximum dimensions of a Panamax ship, but still conforming to the maximum dimensions laid down for the New Panama Canal.
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(nautical) Having nine masts.
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(nautical) A short turn in a rope.
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(shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.
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(nautical) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
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(nautical) A naval formation in which ships are four cables'-length (2880 feet) apart.
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(nautical) Intercardinal.
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(nautical) The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.
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(nautical) An orlop, the lowest deck in a ship.
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Alternative form of outrigger [(nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.]
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(nautical) A rope that is used to extend a sail along a spar
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(nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
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(nautical) The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
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Furnished with a mast or masts too long or too heavy.
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(nautical) A ring attached to a vessel and used as a fairlead.
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(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
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(nautical) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
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(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
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Alternative form of parrel [(nautical) A sliding loop of rope or metal, around the mast of a ship, to which a yard or gaff is fitted.]
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(nautical) A sliding loop of rope or metal, around the mast of a ship, to which a yard or gaff is fitted.
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(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
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(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
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(nautical) The bill of an anchor.
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(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
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(nautical) A rail, at the base of a mast, to which halyards are fixed using belaying pins
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(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
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(nautical, of rope) Made up of 3 strands twisted together right-handed (turning in a clockwise direction).
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(shipbuilding) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
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(nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
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(nautical) A sailing vessel's course in relation to the wind direction.
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(nautical) A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on top of the cabin(s).
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(nautical) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
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(nautical) Ready for action.
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(nautical) An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.
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(nautical) The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
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(nautical) A triangular steel structure incorporated into or attached to the bow of a pushboat, allowing the boat to face up to a barge which is higher than the deck of the pushboat.
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The railing at the stern of a boat.
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(nautical, obsolete, rare) A compass used by sailors.
adj
(nautical) Having four masts.
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(nautical) The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
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(nautical) A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.
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Alternative spelling of quarterdeck [(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers]
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Alternative spelling of quarterdeck [(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers]
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(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
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(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
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(obsolete, nautical) A form of wedge used to prevent casks from moving
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(nautical) spun yarn used in racking ropes
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(nautical) A three-cornered sail set on a schooner when before the wind.
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(nautical) The beams used in the rigging of a ship
adj
(nautical) Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; — said of a ship on the stocks.
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In shipbuilding, the act of marking figures upon timber.
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(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.
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(nautical) Tarred rope from which ratlines are made.
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(nautical) Alternative form of ratline [(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.]
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(nautical) Alternative form of ratline [(nautical, uncountable) The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship.]
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(historical) In rope-making, a post fixed at the lower end of a ropewalk.
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(nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
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(nautical) A small rope used to reef square sails by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef.
n
(nautical) A short line, stitched through a sail, for tying a reef
n
(nautical) The ropes that are tightened to reef a sail or loosened to fully extend it.
adj
(nautical) Of a sail: capable of being reefed.
n
(nautical) A bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters.
n
(nautical) Any of a series of short ropes attached to a sail that are used to secure it when reefed.
adj
(nautical) Of a rope, passed through a hole, ring or pulley.
v
(transitive) To furnish with a new mast or set of masts.
n
(nautical) The course of a vessel keeping straight on a rhumb line.
n
(nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
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(shipbuilding) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework.
n
(shipbuilding) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the lower deck, to strengthen the frame.
n
The central rope of an awning.
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Dress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
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(nautical) A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from dripping inside the vessel.
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(nautical) A light sail set abaft and beyond the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail.
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(nautical) Synonym of dead rising
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(Norfolk) A type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.
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(nautical) Cordage of at least 1 inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
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(nautical) In modern times, a period of free time for the crew.
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(nautical) A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar.
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(nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike
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Alternative form of Rope Yarn Sunday [(nautical, historical) A period, traditionally a Wednesday afternoon, set aside for the repair of uniforms, hammocks, etc. instead of normal duties.]
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The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
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(nautical) A platform at the top of a ship's mast.
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(nautical, now historical) A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers.
adj
(nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
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(nautical) The fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck, commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast.
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(nautical) A wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boat's hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties.
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(nautical) An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).
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(nautical) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.
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(nautical) The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.
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(nautical) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
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(nautical) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.
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Alternative form of rombowline [(nautical) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.]
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(nautical, dated) A floor timber in a ship.
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(shipbuilding) The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.
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(nautical) The ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
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(historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide.
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(nautical) A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes.
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A loft where nautical sails are cut out and made.
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Alternative spelling of sailyard [(nautical) A yard (spar or shaft) to which the sails of a ship are bent (tied or fastened to).]
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(nautical) A yard (spar or shaft) to which the sails of a ship are bent (tied or fastened to).
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Yarn used in the manufacture, repair, or rigging of sails; sailing-twine.
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(nautical) A strong post resting on the keelson and supporting a beam of the deck.
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(nautical) The top strake (edge of the side) of a rowing boat
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(nautical) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
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(nautical) An ornamental piece at the bow of a vessel.
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Alternative form of studdingsail [(nautical) A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship to increase the speed of the vessel]
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(nautical) A parachute-like device designed to slow down the speed of a drifting ship or boat and to keep its bow pointing to the wind.
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(nautical) A recess in the hull of a ship. Usually rectangular or cylindrical in shape.
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Alternative spelling of sea legs [(idiomatic, nautical) The ability, when walking aboard a ship, to anticipate the motion of the deck so as to walk steadily without losing balance.]
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(shipbuilding) That part of the floor which rests on the keel.
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(nautical) The headway of a vessel.
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(nautical) A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline, used for stoppers, straps, etc.
n
(nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
adj
(nautical) Having seven masts.
n
(nautical) A passage extending from the engine room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
adj
(nautical) Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression amidships; said of a vessel.
n
(nautical) A small rope for fastening the shank of an anchor, when catted, to a ship's side.
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(informal, nautical) The bow of a ship
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(nautical) A form of derrick, consisting of three poles and a block and tackle, used to hoist and lower heavy weights, especially the masts of sailing ships.
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(nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
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(nautical) The space in the forward or after part of a boat where there are no rowers.
n
(nautical) a large, spare anchor used in an emergency
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(nautical) A lightly-constructed deck over the main deck of a ship covering a space open to the weather; offering some protection from the weather but not completely enclosed.
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A plank fixed beneath an object, such as the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from damage.
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(nautical) A wooden or rope frame for holding shot, attached to the coamings or ledges of the deck of a ship.
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(nautical) A wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.
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(nautical) A block with a projection, or shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against a spar without jamming the rope.
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(nautical) A triangular sail carried on a boat's mast.
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(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.
adj
(nautical) Having one mast.
n
(nautical) A tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other.
adj
(nautical) Having six masts.
adj
(nautical) Having sixteen masts.
n
(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
n
(nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
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(nautical) The sail set next above the royal.
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(nautical, archaic) A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
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(nautical) A line or small rope by which sailors haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail.
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(nautical) The loose part of a rope; slack.
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(nautical) An oblong frame let down vertically through the bottom of a vessel in order to deepen the draught and sustain against a side wind.
v
(nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
n
(nautical) A kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the bight of a rope.
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The front of the prow of a ship or boat.
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(nautical) A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a large trysail is hoisted.
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(nautical) A post on a dock or shore, around which a rope is thrown to stop the motion of a vessel.
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(nautical) A curved plank, placed edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel.
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(nautical) The floor inside the cabin of a yacht or boat
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(shipbuilding) One of a number of cross-bands fastened temporarily to the frames to keep them in place until properly secured.
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(nautical) A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used.
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(nautical) Any of the blocks at the topmast and topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards.
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(nautical) A large bolt driven through the forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit.
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(nautical) A purchase composed of two single blocks, or (double Spanish burton) one double and two single blocks.
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(nautical) A knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail.
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(nautical) A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.
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Alternative spelling of spankermast [(nautical) The aftmost mast on a schooner.]
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(nautical) The aftmost mast on a schooner.
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(nautical) The upper deck of a ship.
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(obsolete, nautical) A platform before the mizzenmast of a vessel, used in Arctic voyages so that a sailor standing on it can see further ahead and pilot the ship out of the ice.
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(nautical) The edge-curve of a plank or of a strake in a vessel's hull.
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(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.
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Alternative form of spirketing [(nautical) The planking from the waterways up to the portsills.]
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(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
v
(nautical, aviation, military, transitive, often with the particle "out") To mount on a projection on the side of a vessel.
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(nautical) A line from a vessel's end or side to its anchor cable used to diminish or control its movement.
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(nautical) A beam that supports the side of a paddle box.
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(nautical) A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
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Pipe leading anchor cable from the gypsy of a ship's windlass to the chain locker.
n
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
n
(nautical) A sailing rig consisting of sails set mainly perpendicular to the line of the keel.
adj
Alternative form of square-rigged [(nautical, of a ship) Having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.]
n
(nautical) A sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.
n
(nautical) A stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom.
adj
(nautical, of a ship) Having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.
n
(nautical) A square-rigged ship.
n
(nautical) Alternative form of square sail [(nautical) A sail bent to a horizontal yard set athwartships.]
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(shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
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(nautical) The shrouds and stays of a sailboat.
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(nautical) A wire cable used to support a spritsail
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The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.
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Alternative form of starbowline [(nautical, obsolete) Any of the men in the starboard watch.]
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(historical, Britain) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
n
(nautical) A bill posted in the crew’s quarters and other conspicuous places, listing the station of the crew at maneuvers and emergency drills; sometimes called the muster roll.
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(nautical) A wire cable used to support the mainmast when it is lowered
n
(nautical) A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.
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(shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
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(nautical) The minimum speed of a ship, below which it does not answer the helm and cannot be steered.
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(nautical) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
n
(nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
n
(nautical) The top and foremost end of a stem on a marine vessel.
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(nautical) A vertical post, at the front of the keel, that forms the main part of the bow
n
(nautical) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow.
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(nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
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A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel.
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(obsolete, nautical) The stern of a vessel.
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(nautical) Backward motion of a ship; loss of way in tacking.
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Obsolete spelling of stern. [(nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.]
n
(nautical) A rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf, etc.
n
(nautical) An opening in the rear part of a vessel.
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(nautical) The stern area of an open boat; the planking that forms the floor or seating in that area
n
(nautical) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted.
n
(nautical) A gallery on the stem of a British warship for the use of officers
adv
(nautical) Towards the stern
n
(nautical) A paddle wheel positioned at the stern of a vessel.
n
(nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern
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(nautical) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
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(nautical) Tackle used in hoisting an anchor on board ship to keep its stock clear of the ship's side.
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(nautical, plural only) The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.
n
(nautical) A short rope for making something fast.
n
(nautical) A sail of the strongest canvas, for use in stormy weather.
n
(nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
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A hawser or rope, smaller than the bower cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and heavy seas.
n
(nautical) A board against which a rower places his feet.
n
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
n
(nautical) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
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(nautical) A sail attached to the side of another in a square-rigged ship to increase the speed of the vessel
n
(construction) The undersection of a deck (as of a bridge or a ship).
n
An area on a ship's deck or on the roof of a house used for sunbathing.
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(nautical) Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).
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(nautical) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
n
(nautical) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their sockets while it is being turned.
n
(nautical) The spar which stretches the foot of a lower studdingsail.
n
(nautical) A hinged device allowing for the easy folding of a mast 90 degrees from perpendicular, as for transporting the boat on a trailer, or passing under a bridge.
v
(nautical) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
n
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
n
(nautical) The rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied.
n
(nautical) The flat upper part of a ship's stern above the transom, often decorated with carvings.
n
(nautical) The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman, usually carved or decorated.
n
A light rope attached to an object being hoisted by a crane, used to guide it while lifting or lowering.
n
(nautical) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
n
(nautical) A block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it.
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A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.
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(nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
n
(nautical) A compass installed in the cabin so that the captain or other officer may check the course of a ship without going to the deck; often upturned and suspended from the ceiling.
adj
(nautical) Having ten masts.
n
(nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
n
(nautical, sailing) a strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay
adj
(nautical) Having three masts.
n
(shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
n
(nautical) A brail attached to the gaff for trussing up the sail close to the gaff as well as the mast.
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(nautical) A halyard for hoisting the throat of a gaff.
n
(nautical) A line that may be thrown to assist a person at peril in the water.
n
(nautical, chiefly in the plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
n
(nautical) A bow thruster or a stern thruster.
n
(nautical, obsolete) The hold of a ship; also, the bilge.
n
(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships [(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.]
n
(nautical) A bar of iron or wood connected with the rudderhead and leadline, usually forward, in which the rudder is moved as desired by the tiller (FM 55-501).
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(nautical) An attachment to the tiller that enables the helmsman to steer from further forward on the boat.
n
(nautical) The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, etc.
n
(nautical) A rope used on a ship to prevent other lines and riggings tangling with each other.
n
(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
n
(shipbuilding) A method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers.
n
(nautical) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the topmast.
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(nautical) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.
n
(nautical) The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.
n
(nautical) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.
n
(nautical) The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast.
n
(nautical) square-rigged sail immediately above topsail -- sometimes divided in two
n
Alternative form of top-hamper [(nautical) The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.]
n
The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.
n
(nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
n
(nautical) A line used to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
n
(nautical) Alternative spelling of topsail [(nautical) A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.]
n
(nautical) In a fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat, the sail that is set above the gaff at the top part of the mast.
adj
(nautical) Abovedeck, such as on the weather deck or bridge.
n
(shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
n
(nautical) Any of the vertical posts on a vessel to which towing or mooring lines are secured.
n
(nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
n
(nautical) A metal ring that moves freely on part of a ship’s rigging.
n
(nautical) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
n
(nautical) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top.
n
(nautical) A stay connecting the mastheads of a multi-masted rig such as a schooner or ketch.
n
(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.
adj
(nautical) Having three masts.
n
(nautical) A small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.
n
(nautical) On a wooden mast, a circular disc (or sometimes a rectangle) of wood near or at the top of the mast, usually with holes or sheaves to reeve signal halyards; also a temporary or emergency place for a lookout. "Main" refers to the mainmast, whereas a truck on another mast may be called (on the mizzenmast, for example) "mizzen-truck".
n
(nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
n
(nautical) A small, strong three-sided sail sometimes set in place of the mainsail in heavy weather.
n
(nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
n
(nautical) The inward curve of the topsides of some ship hulls.
n
(nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501)
n
(military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of the ship and connects to the lower edge of the main belt armor, designed to deflect shells striking the ship on trajectories close to horizontal.
n
(nautical) A deck on some merchant ships between the maindeck and the hold.
n
(nautical) A merchant ship that has one or more tweendecks
adj
(nautical) Having twelve masts.
n
(nautical, historical) A piece of small rope for steadying the steering wheel.
adj
(nautical) Having two masts.
v
(nautical) To hoist to the yardarm.
adj
(nautical) Having two masts.
n
(nautical) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
adj
(nautical) Having masts smaller than the usual size.
v
(nautical) To remove the mast.
adj
(nautical) Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut.
n
(nautical) the topmost full-length deck of a ship
n
(nautical) superstructure
n
Obsolete form of euphroe. [(nautical) A long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.]
n
(nautical) An approximately V-shaped berth at the extreme forward end of the hull, usually in a separate cabin called the forepeak.
n
(nautical) A line extended down from the end of a gaff, used to regulate its position
n
(nautical) A large rope used to manipulate the anchor
n
(nautical) The block through which a messenger passes.
n
(nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
n
(nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
n
(nautical) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
n
(nautical) A small, handy purchase, consisting of a tailed double block, and a single block with a hook.
n
(shipbuilding) the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.
n
(plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
n
(nautical) A ship's deck which has no overhead protection, which is open to the weather; a ship's uppermost deck.
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Alternative form of weather deck [(nautical) A ship's deck which has no overhead protection, which is open to the weather; a ship's uppermost deck.]
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(nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
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(nautical) A sunken deck between the forecastle and the poop
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(historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
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One of several wooden strips to prevent wear on a windlass on a clipper-era ship.
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(nautical) A removable spar extending from the mast to the jib clew used to control the position and shape of the sail when broad reaching or running.
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A widened area of a canal, used for turning a boat.
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An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
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A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel.
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(nautical) Any sailing vessel rigged with a wishbone.
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(nautical) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
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(nautical) A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.
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(nautical) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope.
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(nautical) Any of the sails which are used in most kinds of weather: mainsail, foresail, jib and/or mizzen. Sometimes referred to as the lowers.
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Alternative form of wringbolt [(nautical, historical) A bolt with a ring or eye, used by shipwrights to temporarily bend and secure the planks against the timbers until they are fixed in place.]
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(nautical) One of the strong pieces of wood used in applying wringbolts.
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(nautical, historical) A bolt with a ring or eye, used by shipwrights to temporarily bend and secure the planks against the timbers until they are fixed in place.
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(nautical) A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.
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(nautical) Any spar carried aloft.
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Alternative form of yard-rope [(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline.]
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(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline.
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(nautical) The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.
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Alternative form of yard-rope [(nautical) A rope that goes through a block or sheave at the top of a mast that is used for hoisting or lowering a yard; gantline.]
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(nautical) A strap equipped with snaps at the outer end of a yard for securing signal halyards.
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A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.
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