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VAT |
Port vessel? |
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TUG |
Port working vessel |
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LARBOARD |
On or pertaining to the left-hand side of a vessel; port;
as, the larboard quarter. |
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WEATHER-BOUND |
Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad
weather; as, a weather-bound vessel. |
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HAWSE |
The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two
anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow. |
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STOWAWAY |
One who conceals himself board of a vessel about to leave
port, or on a railway train, in order to obtain a free passage. |
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HOY |
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in
conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to
larger vessels in port. |
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STARBOARD |
That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a
person who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to larboard, or
port. |
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PORT |
The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern
toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard.
Also used adjectively. |
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BUCKLER |
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. |
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HAIL |
To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails
or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from;
as, the steamer hails from New York. |
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WALE |
...f a vessel;
as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of
the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, et... |
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WATCH |
...crew, who
together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time,
usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and... |
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TACK |
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her
sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is
closehauled with ... |
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REGISTER |
A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a
port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description
of a vessel, its na... |
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PROTEST |
...re a
notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port
after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any... |