Planks fixed at an obtuse angle, to reflect light into a magazine.
Doubling under the fore-channels to the water-line, to protect the planking from the bill of the anc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The same as floats of a paddle-wheel. ...
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...
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. ...