... in ship-building, denotes the part projecting over; as, the stem is said to over- hang when it rakes much. ... support to the mast than all the other rigging; and the weight of all attached to the improvement does not exceed the common back-stay . ... the 1st of July, 1814, subject to the same regulations and restrictions as before, and is now as follows: FLAG Orncus. psrday. ... The first 150 on the seniority list.
Title | : | A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine, Being, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Usually Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Machinery, Movements, and Military, as Well as Naval, Operations of the Ships; with Such Parts of Astronomy, and Navigation, as Will be Found Useful to Practical Navigators (etc.) |
Author | : | William I Falconer, William Burney |
Publisher | : | - 1815 |
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