The distribution when the camp is marked about a place besieged.
·p.a. Inclined; minded. II. Disposed ·p.a. Inclined to mirth; jolly. III. Disposed ·Impf & ·p.p. o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The several stations where the officers and crew of a ship of war are posted in time of action. (See...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A name given to several plants of the Goosefoot family, sometimes used as pot herbs, as Chenop...
, or close-fights Certain strong bulk-heads or barriers of wood, formerly stretching across a merc...
The place where the general, or commanding officer, takes up his quarters. Also, the man-of-war, or ...
The towns or posts occupied during the winter by troops who quit the campaign for the season. Also, ...
The order for the drummer to summon every one to his respective station. ...
The space comprehended between the slings, or middle and half-way out on the yard-arms. ...