A table which gives the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to a certain course and distance, and vice versâ. It is generally calculated to every quarter of a point or degree, and up to a distance of 300 miles.
·adv Athwart; across; crosswise. II. Traverse ·adj A turning; a trick; a subterfuge. III. Traverse...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Denotes the several courses a ship makes under the changes of wind or manœuvres. It is self-evident ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun a memorandum book. II. Table ·noun A circular plate of crown glass. III. Table ·noun The com...
·add. ·- A machine tool for drilling slots, in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and ...
Up one hatchway and down another, to elude duty. (See tom cox's traverse.) ...
A thin circular piece of board, marked with all the points of the compass, and having eight holes bo...
See jack-stays. ...
Cross examinations at a court-martial. ...
Resolving a traverse is merely a general term for the determination of a single course equivalent to...
A wind which sets right in to any harbour, and prevents the departure of vessels. ...
·noun A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used...
·add. ·- A table of mortality computed from the experience of one or more life-insurance companies. ...
·add. ·- A style of four-legged table in vogue in England, chiefly in the later Georgian period. ...
·- ·see under Plane, ·adj. ...
·- A common table for guests at a hotel; an <<Ordinary>>. II. Table d'hote ·add. ·- Now, commonly, ...
·add. ·- Typesetting of tabular nmatter, or the type matter set in tabular form. ...
·noun A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau. ...
·noun A table showing the notation, length, or duration of the several notes. II. Time-table ·noun ...
·add. ·- The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water. The water table m...
·add. ·- An inclined percussion table, usually with longitudinal grooves in its surface, agitated by...
A fleecy-looking cloud which sometimes covers the "table" or flat top of Table Mountain, at the Cape...
Land which is flat-topped, however it may be raised more or less above the ordinary level of the vic...
An allowance to admirals and senior officers, in addition to their pay, to meet the expenses of thei...
A low level shore. ...
Up one hatchway and down another: others say three turns round the long boat, and a pull at the scut...
See table-cloth. ...
To get it fore and aft. ...