Those equipped for examining coasts, dangers, &c.; their utility is unquestionable. Some of the smaller vessels of war on every station might be profitably employed in thus examining all reported dangers.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Survey>>. II. Surveying ·noun That branch of applied mathematics which teaches...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
See bombI ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A general term for those employed in the fisheries, from the catching of sprats to the taking of wha...
All paint outside, and no order within. ...
Half a quarter of a sheet. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Ships from foreign parts, as distinguished from coasters. ...
To cover it with tallow, sulphur, rosin, &c. (See breaming.) ...