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	Nautical terms and Phrases
		In the eighteenth century and probably before, a list was given to the officer or mate of the watch, containing the names of men unable to report for duty.
		The term is not modern, however, but dates to the 18th century and comes from the Hindi word dungri, for a type of Indian cotton cloth.
		Nautical term, dating from at least the early 1600s, meaning the outfit of sails used by a ship.
	www.history.navy.mil /trivia/trivia03.htm (2009 words)

	Project Liberty Ship - Glossary of Nautical and Shipbuilding Terms
		A term applied to fittings or devices used in preserving the direction of a rope, chain or wire, so that it may be delivered fairly or on a straight lead to the sheave or drum, etc.
		The nautical mile is 6080.2 feet and is used by navigators to measure distance at sea and in the air.
		A nautical instrument, on the arc of which is a finely graduated scale showing degrees and minutes, with adjustable reflectors, etc.; used to find the altitude of heavenly bodies, angular distances, etc.; on a marine engine, quadrant bars are part of the reversing gear.
	www.gidb.itu.edu.tr /staff/unsan/B/terms/glossary.html (9224 words)

	Nautical Terms
		Admiralty measured mile, 6,080 feet or 1,853.184 metres as distinguished from the nautical mile of 6,045.95 feet or 1,842.8055 metres.
		Term for the Baltic International Freight Futures and Market which offers shipowners, operations and charterers protection against the risks of volatile freight rates by means of a standardised contract settled against an index of international dry bulk voyages.
		Document containing the terms and conditions of a contract between a shipper and a shipping line for the carriage of goods on a particular vessel between specified ports or places.
	www.eversheds.com /shipping/knowledge/nauticalterms.html (2455 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Sailing
		Sailors use many traditional nautical terms for the parts of or directions on a vessel; starboard (right), port (left), forward or fore (front), aft (rearward), bow (forward part of the hull), stern (aft part of the hull), beam (the widest part).
		Rope is the term used only for raw material; once a section of rope is designated for a particular purpose on a vessel, it generally is called a line, as in outhaul line or dock line.
		However, in terms of endurance and risk to life, ocean races such as the Volvo Ocean Race, the solo VELUX 5 Oceans Race, and the non-stop solo VendÃ©e Globe, rate as some of the most extreme and dangerous sporting events.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Sailing (5997 words)

	Nautical Terms and their Origins - Nautical Know How
		The term is also used more generally to describe seamen as compared with officers, in phrases such as, "he sailed before the mast." Most ships today have cabins for their crew.
		The term originated in the 18th century, when sailing navies could determine the nationality of a sailing vessel by the shape of their jib, long before her colors could be seen.
		Hotchpotch was a maritime term describing the method of equally dividing cargo and property damaged when two ships have collided and both are deemed to be responsible.
	www.boatsafe.com /nauticalknowhow/terms0101.htm (3658 words)

	Cruise Diva Linda Coffman's Cruise Planner and Nautical Terms
		Manifest — The list of a ship’s passengers, crew, and cargo.
		Nautical Mile — One-sixtieth of a degree of the earth’s circumference.
		The international nautical mile equals 6076.1 feet; the British nautical mile equals 6080 British imperial feet (6 feet = 1 Fathom, 100 fathoms = 1 cable, 10 cables = 1 mile, 3 miles = 1 league); the US nautical mile equals 6080.2 US feet; the French nautical mile equals 1852 meters.
	www.cruisediva.com /cruise_terms.htm (1670 words)

	Port (nautical) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Port is the nautical term (used on boats and ships) that refers to the left side of a ship, as perceived by a person on board the ship and facing towards the bow (the front of the vessel).
		The term larboard, when shouted in the wind, was presumably too easy to confuse with starboard and so the word port came to replace it, referring to the side of the ship where cargo is loaded from the port.
		The term larboard continued its use well into the 1850s by whalers, despite the term being long superseded by "port" in the merchant vessel service at the time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Port_(nautical) (452 words)

	Useful Nautical Terms
		The following is a list of mostly historical however usually still valid nautical terms.
		Beam-Ends A vessel is on her beam-ends when listed to an angle where her beams are almost vertical, and her righting power insufficient to return her to the upright.
		Square rig A general term for all rigs where sails are extended by yards attached to the masts in the middle of the ship and trimmed with braces.
	256.com /gray/docs/nautical.html (3350 words)

	Maritime Terms and Definitions
		Abaft: A relative term used to describe the location of one object in relation to another, in which the object described is farther aft than the other.
		Master: A term for the captain, a holdover from the days when the captain was literally, and legally, the "master" of the ship and crew.
		Nantucket sleigh ride: A term for what frequently happened to Nantucket whalers when they left the whaling ship in a small boat to go after a whale.
	www.usmm.net /terms.html (6890 words)

	Nautical Terms and Phrases
		A binnacle was the stand on which the ship’s compass was mounted in the eighteenth century and probably before, a list was given to the officer or mate of the watch, containing the names of men unable to report for duty.
		The term is not modern, however, but dates to the 18th century and comes from the Hindi work meaning dungri, for a type of Indian cotton cloth.
		Use of the term “port” was officially adopted by the U.S. Navy by General Order, 18 February 1846.
	www.ussbrainedd630.com /terms.htm (1957 words)

	Ships Locker - Online Catalog of Quality Nautical Gift Items, Jewelry, and Marine Clothing for Sailors, Boaters, and ...
		The term has been superseded by the term "give-way".
		Dock - A protected water area in which vessels are moored.The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
		Nautical Mile - One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
	www.shipslocker.com /terms.html (5286 words)

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	www.yachtbroker.com /terms_yacht.html (1327 words)

	By Subject « Dictionaries « Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Antique Bottle Terms - Terms used to identify and describe the condition of antique bottles.
		Nautical Nomeclature - Words used to described the various parts of boats and ships and general sailing terms.
		Glossary of Library Terms - Glossary of terms and jargon based on one created for the Cornell University Libraries with terms and definitions borrowed from the Anglo-American cataloguing rules and other sources.
	www.directorylistings.info /Reference/Dictionaries/By_Subject (862 words)

	Sailing and the Tech Dinghy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It will be easier to discuss what is involved, however, if we use some standard nautical terms and the specific names for the parts of the boat.
		Refer to the `Short List of Nautical Terms' at the back of the booklet and figures 1 and 2 for clarification.
		The points of sailing (shown in Figure 3) are terms of general reference with the wind at different angles to the centerline of your sailboat.
	sailing.mit.edu /SailingBooklet/booklet_unified.shtml (8870 words)

	MSSA Nautical Terms
		Cable: Nautical unit of distance, having a standard value of 1/10th of a nautical mile (608 ft.).
		Is used also as a sarcastic term for idling, or not pulling one's weight.
		As this was once considered to be one of the essentials of the perfect seaman it has long been a complimentary term.
	www.mssa.org /intro/nauticalterms.htm (5275 words)

	Used Boats for Sale \| A Boat Trader Directory of Yachts and Boats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A small piece of stout wood with a hole in the centre for a stay or rope to reeve through, without any sheave, and with a groove round it for the strap, which is usually of iron.
		A term sometimes used for the scantline [sic] of the timbers, the moulding way, and particularly for those bolts that are driven into the hanging and lodging knees, through the sides, which are called in-and-out bolts.
		As someone has already noted, a nautical mile is approximately 6080 English feet and that is often useful as a working measurement.
	www.usedboats.com /nautical-terms-glossary.htm (12047 words)

	Transportation Institute Maritime Glossary
		CREW LIST - List prepared by the master of a ship showing the full names, nationality, passport or discharge book number, rank and age of every officer and crew member engaged on board that ship.
		The term "lighter" refers to a short haul, generally in connection with loading and unloading operations of vessels in harbor while the term "barge" is more often used when the cargo is being carried to its destination over a long distance.
		The term is used to emphasize that, while the fleet is not U.,$.-flag, it is effectively under U.S. control by virtue of the ship's owners and can be called to serve U.S. interests in time of emergency.
	www.trans-inst.org /seawords.htm (13796 words)

	Nautical Terms Index
		The term is also used more generally to describe seamen as compared with officers, in phrases such as "he sailed before the
		In those days, most measurements were based on average size of parts of the body, such as the hand (horses are still measured this way) or the foot (that's why 12 inches are so named).
		The term refers to a maneuver characteristic of a square rigged vessel.
	www.sailorschoice.com /Terms/scphrases.htm (3097 words)

	Nautical Terminology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Form is used as a general term to describe the shape of the ship's hull; and when comparing one ship's form with another, the naval architect makes use of a number of coefficients.
		The size of warships is always given in terms of displacement tonnage.
		The size of tankers is often given in terms of deadweight tonnage.
	www.dynagen.co.za /eugene/hulls/terms.html (1872 words)

	Glossary of Nautical Terms
		The ship has a list to port, that is, she heels to larboard.
		A term used by the man at the cun to the steersman, directing him not to go from the wind.
		Is a line that goes round a small barrel, abaft the barrel of the wheel, and coming to the front beam of the poop-deck, moves the tell-tale with the turning of the wheel, and keeps it always in such position as to show the position of the tiller.
	www.psych.su.oz.au /vbb/woronora/maritime/Glossary.html (10795 words)

	Glossary of nautical terms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century.
		Line - the correct nautical term for the majority of the cordage or "ropes" used on a vessel.
		List (qv) is a lasting tilt in the roll direction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_nautical_terms (8332 words)

	Amazon.com: Boater's Book Of Nautical Terms: Books: David S. Yetman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This book is not intended to list every obscure term, but it will give the reader a broad cross-section of those which arise in the course of boating.
		People who are new to the world of boats often have difficulty understanding the meaning of many of the new words to which they are now exposed Often, it must seem as though they're listening to a language other than English..
		This book is not intended to list every one of the obscure terms, but I hope it will give the reader an understanding of a broad cross-section of those that may arise in the course of being a boating enthusiast.
	www.amazon.com /Boaters-Nautical-Terms-David-Yetman/dp/1892216116 (893 words)

	Antiques Roadshow/Tips of the Trade: Collecting Nautical Carvings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Wayne Pratt, who owns a Nantucket antiques shop specializing in nautical items, has come across carved pieces that were once part of these ships, such as stern boards and figureheads, as well as smaller objects that sailors carved during their voyages to give as gifts to loved ones back on shore.
		One of the most famous nautical wood carvers was John Haley Bellamy, who worked out of Kittery, Maine, in the 1860s and 1870s.
		He suggests that beginning collectors educate themselves by examining nautical carvings in books and at museums (see below for a list of selected resources).
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/roadshow/tips/nautical_carvings (826 words)

	Glossary of nautical terms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A list of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century.
		The list of men unable to report for duty was given to the officer or mate of the watch by the ship's surgeon.
		Scudding - a term applied to a vessel when carried furiously along by a tempest.
	glossary-of-nautical-terms.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888 (3135 words)

	Used Boats – Boat Classifieds - Buy a Boat – Sell a Boat - Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Bayliner, Grady White, ...
		The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
		A term used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.
		A fastening made by interweaving rope to form a stopper, to enclose or bind an object, to form a loop or a noose, to tie a small rope to an object, or to tie the ends of two small ropes together.
	www.ablboats.com /nautical_terms.asp (2059 words)

	Nautical Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Caboose - Old term for the galley of a vessel situated normally on the deck and not between decks.
		Davy Jones - Nautical slang for the spirit of the sea, usually in the form of a sea devil.
		The term groggy was derived from the effects of drinking too much grog.
	www.thedailynews.com /boats/nauticalterms.htm (20151 words)

	illustrated square rigger terminology
		If one were to consider nautical terminology from all regions, and its evolution over time, one would have enough material for several substantial books.
		Standing rigging includes stays and shrouds, which are things that hold the masts and bowsprit in place but are seldom adjusted.
		Running rigging is everything that is used during the normal operation of the vessel and includes halyards, sheets, braces, lifts, clues, tacks, buntlines, etc, etc. The list of running rigging is endless so only the visually important lines are included here.
	www.theageofsail.com /terms.htm (1189 words)

	LINGUIST List 8.24: Kumzari, Nautical terms, Latin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dear Linguists, In the remote village of Kumzar in the Musandam peninsula of northern Oman is spoken a dialect that apparently displays influences from Portuguese and Farsi as well as Arabic.
		To multple recipients of The LINGUIST Discussion List: I am searching for the etymological links between Portuguese and Arabic nautical terms during the late 15th and early 16th century.
		Specifically, there are Arabic nautical words which ostensibly derive from Portuguese, while other Arabic nautical terms have no apparent such link, even though the technology or innovation is believed to have been introduced to the Arabs by the Portuguese.
	www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/8/8-24.html (316 words)

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		Equipment and consumable goods placed on a ship in preparation for its active service and required by its allowance list or for operation.
		A broad, deep undulation of water caused by an often distant gale.
		A speed unit of 1 nautical mile (6,076 feet or 1.852 kilometers) per hour.
	www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org /tools_glossary.cfm (3184 words)

	The Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources
		Since 1996, I have compiled word lists on various topics in order to spread the joy of the English language.
		If you're looking for an online dictionary, a word list on a given topic, or the definitions to rare and unusual words, the Phrontistery is for you.
		These pages offer relatively short lists of books on topics of interest to me, and which I highly recommend to anyone.
	phrontistery.info (436 words)

	Maine Windjammer Cruises
		Follow politics long enough, and you'll see the term filibuster used to describe a long, unlimited debate in the U. Senate, a tactic used to keep a vote from coming to the floor.
		Pirates, those outlaws who waylaid ships on the high seas for their own profit, have been the source of swashbuckling tales for young and old.
		These Privateers--a term used variously to describe the captains, owners or boats--reaped personal profits and served a patriotic cause at the same time.
	www.mainewindjammercruises.com /stories.cfm?storyid=34 (469 words)

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