The berthing made to fit into a vessel's gangway on either side.
·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
That portion of the main deck of a ship of war, contained between the fore and main hatchways, or be...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·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...
An additional or spare anchor stowed before the chess-tree. (See spare anchor.) ...
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). ...
Doubling under the fore-channels to the water-line, to protect the planking from the bill of the anc...
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...
Planks fixed at an obtuse angle, to reflect light into a magazine. ...
A carved board on each side of the stem, reaching from it to the figure, or to the brackets. The car...
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...
·add. ·- A costume consisting of a plain belted waist and skirt of the same material. ...
See tack and half-tack. ...
, or top-gallant bulwarks. See quarter-boards. ...