That portion of the main deck of a ship of war, contained between the fore and main hatchways, or between the half-deck and galley.
·noun A girdle or belt for the waist. II. Waist ·noun A garment, or part of a garment, which covers...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- A belted waist resembling a shirt in plainness of cut and style, worn by women or children;...
That part of the open skids between the main and fore drifts in men-of-war. It also relates to the r...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An additional or spare anchor stowed before the chess-tree. (See spare anchor.) ...
The berthing made to fit into a vessel's gangway on either side. ...
The painted canvas coverings of the hammocks which are stowed in the waist-nettings. ...
The hammock-nettings between the quarter-deck and forecastle. ...
The channel-rail or moulding of the ship's side. ...
Another name for rough-tree (which see). ...
·add. ·- A costume consisting of a plain belted waist and skirt of the same material. ...