Heavy cleats bolted on to the sides of vessels to support the shore-head, and sustain the ship upright.
, or cleets Pieces of wood of different shapes used to fasten ropes upon: some have one and some t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- imp. of Shear. II. Shore ·vt To set on shore. III. Shore ·- of <<Shear>>. IV. Shore ·noun A <<...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to prop up any thing. North. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A prop fixed under a ship's sides or bottom, to support her when laid aground or on the stocks. Shor...
Pieces of wood temporarily nailed to the deck to secure objects in bad weather, as guns, deck-load, ...
A steep coast where the water, deepening rapidly, admits the near approach of shipping without the d...
A supporting spar between the cap and the trestle-tree. ...
See ebber ...
A ship is said to be on a lee-shore, when she is near it, with the wind blowing right on to it. ...
That which lies between the shore and the ship when moored. ...
Small boats or wherries plying for hire at sea-ports. ...
A hawser carried out to secure a vessel to a quay, mole, or anchor buried on shore. ...
The same as fringing reef. ...
A low level shore. ...
The shore which lies to windward of a ship. ...
Wooden wedges fixed on the yards at those points where they support the lifts and braces, and where ...
Those which blow from the offing, and render bays uncomfortable and insecure. ...
To support or raise a thing by putting a spar or prop under it, as a ship is shored up in dock. ...
The sea breaking along the coast. ...
To sail directly for the land. ...