A New and Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Being, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Usually Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Machinery, Movements, and Military, as Well as Naval Operations of Ships: with Such Parts of Astronomy, and Navigation, as Will be Found Useful to Practical NavigatorsT. Cadell, 1830 - 794 pages |
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... ports , it is levied from ships in ballast . Should a vessel be driven in by stress of weather , it is generally ... port at many miles distance . Anchorage is also the set of anchors belonging to a ship ANCHORING , ( mouillant , Fr ...
... ports , it is levied from ships in ballast . Should a vessel be driven in by stress of weather , it is generally ... port at many miles distance . Anchorage is also the set of anchors belonging to a ship ANCHORING , ( mouillant , Fr ...
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... ports , and are used to draw the piece out into its place , after it is loaded . Besides these , there is another ... port ; which operation is called frapping the breeching . The tac- kles are then securely fastened about it , with ...
... ports , and are used to draw the piece out into its place , after it is loaded . Besides these , there is another ... port ; which operation is called frapping the breeching . The tac- kles are then securely fastened about it , with ...
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... port . When his ship is employed on a cruising station , he is expected to keep the sea the whole length of time previously appointed ; but if he is compelled , by some unexpected accident , to return to port sooner than the limited ...
... port . When his ship is employed on a cruising station , he is expected to keep the sea the whole length of time previously appointed ; but if he is compelled , by some unexpected accident , to return to port sooner than the limited ...
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... Port , ( capitaine de port , Fr. ) among the French , are officers established in some considerable sea - ports where there are arsenals , as at Brest , Toulon , Dunkirk , & c . CAPTAIN'S Clerk , ( commis , ou secrétaire du capi- Laine ...
... Port , ( capitaine de port , Fr. ) among the French , are officers established in some considerable sea - ports where there are arsenals , as at Brest , Toulon , Dunkirk , & c . CAPTAIN'S Clerk , ( commis , ou secrétaire du capi- Laine ...
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... ports were closed up with double pieces of deal , calked and pitched over . It was thought advisable not to calk in the lower deck port - leads , probably on the account that it may have occasioned their leaking afterwards . The ports ...
... ports were closed up with double pieces of deal , calked and pitched over . It was thought advisable not to calk in the lower deck port - leads , probably on the account that it may have occasioned their leaking afterwards . The ports ...
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“A” New Universal Dictionary of the Marine: Being, a Copious Explanation of ... William Falconer,William Burney Affichage du livre entier - 1815 |
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