The same as floats of a paddle-wheel.
·vi A coal cart. II. Float ·vi The sea; a wave. ·see <<Flote>>, ·noun. III. Float ·vi The act of f...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[Anglo-Saxon fleot or fleet]. A place where vessels float, as at Northfleet. Also, the inner part ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
, or aller-trout A species of fine trout frequenting the shady holes under the roots of the aller ...
Doubling under the fore-channels to the water-line, to protect the planking from the bill of the anc...
Synonymous with chain-wales. ...
The berthing or close-boarding between the head-rails. ...
Wooden wings or strong frames of plank affixed to the sides of flat-bottomed vessels, such as Dutch ...
Short movable pieces of plank; a part of the lining of a ship's floor, close to the keelson, and imm...
Establishments at our different ports for carrying into effect the provisions of the Merchant Shippi...
One or more wooden bulk-heads in a vessel's hold, put up fore-and-aft, and firmly supported, for pre...
Frequent tacking, where there is not room for long boards, or from some other cause, as weather or t...
Planks fixed at an obtuse angle, to reflect light into a magazine. ...
A carved board on each side of the stem, reaching from it to the figure, or to the brackets. The car...
The berthing made to fit into a vessel's gangway on either side. ...
A term for the white facings of the old naval uniform. ...
Pieces of plank placed in the ports of a ship when laid up in ordinary; they are in an inclined posi...
See tack and half-tack. ...
, or top-gallant bulwarks. See quarter-boards. ...